Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Polk Township
Township
West Union Privative Baptist Church in eastern Polk Township
West Union Privative Baptist Church in eastern Polk Township
Coordinates: 40°21′15″N 94°51′53″W / 40.3541399°N 94.8647183°W / 40.3541399; -94.8647183
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Erected1845
Area
[1]
 • Total
120.56 sq mi (312.2 km2)
 • Land120.32 sq mi (311.6 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.2%
Elevation
[2]
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
14,200
 • Density118.0/sq mi (45.6/km2)
FIPS code29-14758808[1]
GNIS feature ID767095[2]

Polk Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 14,200.[3] It is by far the largest township in land area containing 121 sections.[4] It is also the most populated township. containing the county seat Maryville in its center. Two other platted towns exist in the township, Wilcox and Bedison, the former being a Census-designated place and the latter being an extinct community.

90 Mile Corner at the Corner of US 71/US 136 and Route FF northwest of Maryville, Missouri
90 Mile Corner at the Corner of US 71/US 136 and Route FF northwest of Maryville, Missouri

Polk Township was erected in 1845. and named after President James K. Polk.[5] In 1861 and 1866 boundary changes were made.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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