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Jefferson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°15′46″N 94°40′40″W / 40.2627849°N 94.6779029°W / 40.2627849; -94.6779029
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Jefferson Township
Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School
Coordinates: 40°15′46″N 94°40′40″W / 40.2627849°N 94.6779029°W / 40.2627849; -94.6779029
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Area
 • Total
44.36 sq mi (114.9 km2)
 • Land44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation997 ft (304 m)
Population
 • Total
663
 • Density15.0/sq mi (5.8/km2)
FIPS code29-14736908[1]
GNIS feature ID767091[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

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.