Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Monroe Township | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′22″N 95°04′25″W / 40.2894463°N 95.0736216°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.19 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Land | 44.16 sq mi (114.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 407 |
| • Density | 9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14749376[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767093[2] |
Monroe Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 407.[3] It comprises 44 sections of land.[4] The city of Skidmore, which lies in its center, is the only settlement in the township.
Monroe Township was erected on February 12, 1881, from parts of Green Township and Hughes Township because inhabitants complained of traveling too far to vote.[4] It was named after President James Monroe.[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: Monroe 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 November 2, 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.
Municipalities and communities of Nodaway County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated Communities | ||
| Extinct Hamlets | ||
 | This Nodaway County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |