Center Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°40′57″N 094°51′41″W / 39.68250°N 94.86139°W / 39.68250; -94.86139
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2)
 • Land36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[1]
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,049
 • Density81.9/sq mi (31.6/km2)
FIPS code29-12484[2]
GNIS feature ID0766338

Center Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,049.[3]

Center Township was established in 1841, and named for its location near the geographical center of Buchanan County.[4]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains five cemeteries: Feuquay, New King Hill, Old Sparta, Parker and Pleasant Ridge.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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