Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Tarkio Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°26′59″N 095°23′13″W / 40.44972°N 95.38694°W / 40.44972; -95.38694
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total124.14 km2 (47.93 sq mi)
 • Land124.05 km2 (47.90 sq mi)
 • Water0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi)  0.07%
Elevation
[1]
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,752
 • Density14.1/km2 (37/sq mi)
FIPS code29-72358[2]
GNIS feature ID0766239

Tarkio Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752.[3]

Tarkio Township was organized in 1845, and named after the nearby Tarkio River.[4]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tarkio township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)