Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,178.[3]
Marion Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°45′53″N 094°39′20″W / 39.76472°N 94.65556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.26 sq mi (125 km2) |
| • Land | 48.21 sq mi (124.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.1% |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,178 |
| • Density | 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-45938[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766342 |
Marion Township was established in 1837.[4]
Geography
editMarion Township covers an area of 48.26 square miles (125.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Easton. It contains eight cemeteries: Blakely, Bowen, Courtney, Kessler, Minor, Moxley, Saint Josephs and Saint Marys.
The streams of Becks Branch, James Branch, Little Third Fork, Muddy Creek, One Hundred and Two River and Third Fork run through this township.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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