Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°45′53″N 094°39′20″W / 39.76472°N 94.65556°W / 39.76472; -94.65556CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBuchananArea

• Total48.26 sq mi (125 km²) • Land48.21 sq mi (124.87 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.1%Elevation

^[1]

846 ft (258 m)Population

(2010)

• Total1,178 • Density25.4/sq mi (9.8/km²)FIPS code29-45938^[2]GNIS feature ID0766342

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 was established in 1837.^[4]

Geography

Marion 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

^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)