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Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°58′42″N 95°08′41″W / 39.9783922°N 95.1448256°W / 39.9783922; -95.1448256
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Lewis Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°58′42″N 95°08′41″W / 39.9783922°N 95.1448256°W / 39.9783922; -95.1448256
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
Area
[1]
 • Total
35.07 sq mi (90.8 km2)
 • Land34.89 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.51%
Elevation
[2]
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,036
 • Density29.7/sq mi (11.5/km2)
FIPS code29-08741798[1]
GNIS feature ID766767[2]

Lewis Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1036.[3] The county seat, Oregon, is located in the center of the township.

Lewis Township was one of the two original divisions of Holt County, at one point being much larger than it currently is, even containing portions of Atchison County, Missouri and Iowa.[4] After its creation it was reduced through the creation of most of the other townships of Holt County. It reached its present size in 1894.[4] It likely derives its name from John Lewis, who was elected constable in the same year it was established.[5]

The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.

A small community located near Curzon, named Bluff City, was in this township and was never platted.[6]

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: Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.


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