Jefferson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
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Jefferson Township | |
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![]() Jefferson High School | |
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Coordinates: 40°15′46″N 94°40′40″W / 40.2627849°N 94.6779029°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Nodaway |
Area | |
• Total | 44.36 sq mi (114.9 km2) |
• Land | 44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05% |
Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 663 |
• Density | 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-14736908[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 767091[2] |
Jefferson Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 663.[3] It contains about 48 sections.[4] The township has three communities: Clyde, Conception, and Conception Junction which comprise the Tri-C Area.
Jefferson Township was established on March 29, 1871, from the southern part of Jackson Township and the northern part of Washington Township.[4] It was named after President Thomas Jefferson.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.