Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°35′01″N 094°50′59″W / 39.58361°N 94.84972°W / 39.58361; -94.84972CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBuchananArea

• Total35.29 sq mi (91.4 km²) • Land35.29 sq mi (91.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

1,083 ft (330 m)Population

(2010)

• Total914 • Density27.8/sq mi (10.7/km²)FIPS code29-17110^[2]GNIS feature ID0766339

Crawford Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. At the 2010 census,^{[needs update]} its population was 914.^[3]

Crawford Township was organized in the late 1830s and named after William Crawford.^[4]

Geography

Crawford Township covers an area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains seven cemeteries: Antioch, Judy, Richardson, Turner, Union, Williams and Willis.

Transportation

Crawford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Farris Strip Airport.

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.
^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. September 2012. 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.