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Templeton Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 95°36′29″W / 40.400519°N 95.6079762°W / 40.400519; -95.6079762
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Templeton Township
Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 95°36′29″W / 40.400519°N 95.6079762°W / 40.400519; -95.6079762
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total
65.7 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
 • Land64.3 km2 (24.84 sq mi)
 • Water1.3 km2 (0.51 sq mi)  2.01%
Elevation272 m (892 ft)
Population
 • Total
32
 • Density0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00572646[1]
GNIS feature ID766240[2]

Templeton Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 32.[3]

Templeton Township was established in 1870, and named after John W. Templeton, a county official.[4]

Geography

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Templeton Township covers an area of 25.3 square miles (65.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

Nishnabotna Lake is within this township.[5]

Transportation

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Templeton Township contains one airport, Rock Port Municipal Airport.

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: Templeton Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Nishnabotna Lake".
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