Clark Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°20′00″N 095°24′31″W / 40.33333°N 95.40861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 195.21 km2 (75.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 194.38 km2 (75.05 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) 0.43% |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (
2010) | |
• Total | 895 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
FIPS code | 29-13996 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766232 |
Clark Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 895. [3]
Clark Township was established in 1845. [4]
Clark Township covers an area of 75.4 square miles (195.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairfax. It contains five cemeteries: Beck, Corning, Mount Hope, Pleasant Ridge and Pleasant Ridge.
The streams of Cow Branch, Old Channel Nishnabotna River and Rock Creek run through this township.
Clark Township contains one airport, Steele Airport.
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