Minton Township, Holt County, Missouri
Minton Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°01′40″N 95°19′20″W / 40.0276424°N 95.3223156°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Holt |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 33.3 sq mi (86 km2) |
| • Water | 2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2) 7.16% |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 91 |
| • Density | 2.7/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-08748836[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766770[2] |
Minton Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 91.[3] It is around 40 square miles. Fortescue is located in the center of the township and the southern part of Big Lake is located in the north.
History
[edit]There is conflicting information regarding the establishment of Minton Township. One source says it was erected in 1868[4] while another says it was divided from Bigelow and Lewis townships on June 4, 1894.[5] It was named after a pioneer citizen.[4]
The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.
A small trading post was located across from Rulo, Nebraska in western Bigelow Township since the 1850s. A post office called Olive Branch existed there from 1850 to 1859. Later, a railroad terminal of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was created and called Boswell. A post office called East Rulo existed here from 1873 to 1881.[6] When the Rulo Rail Bridge was built in 1887, this settlement became extinct.
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: Minton Township, Holt County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "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) - ^ "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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