Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Monroe Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 094°40′37″W / 39.85639°N 94.67694°W / 39.85639; -94.67694Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 094°40′37″W / 39.85639°N 94.67694°W / 39.85639; -94.67694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Andrew
Area
 • Total 34.21 sq mi (88.60 km2)
 • Land 33.68 sq mi (87.22 km2)
 • Water 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2)  1.56%
Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 793
 • Density 24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code 29-49286[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766226

Monroe Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 793.[3]

The township was named after President James Monroe.[4]

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cosby. It contains five cemeteries: Bethel, Brown, Concord, High Prairie and Oak Ridge.

The stream of Long Branch runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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