Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Monroe Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′22″N 95°04′25″W / 40.2894463°N 95.0736216°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1881 |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.19 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Land | 44.16 sq mi (114.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 407 |
| • Density | 9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14749376[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767093[2] |
Monroe Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 407.[3] It comprises 44 sections of land.[4] The city of Skidmore, which lies in its center, is the only settlement in the township.
History
[edit]Monroe Township was erected on February 12, 1881, from parts of Green Township and Hughes Township because inhabitants complained of traveling too far to vote.[4] It was named after President James Monroe.[5]
Geography
[edit]The Nodaway River bisects Monroe Township north-south just to the west of Skidmore. Route 113 also travels north-south, passing through Skidmore as Elm and Walnut Street and crosses the Nodaway River south of town.
Transportation
[edit]The following highways travel through the township:[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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