Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Clay Township
Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222, -95.5175
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area
- Total	42.16 sq mi (109.2 km²)
- Land	42.14 sq mi (109.14 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)  0.05%
Elevation [1]	1,047 ft (319 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,852
- Density	43.9/sq mi (17/km²)
FIPS code	29-14284[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766233

Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,852.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.16 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains five cemeteries: Bush, Green Hill, Hunter, Millsap and Smith.

The streams of Boney Branch, Turkey Creek and Volger Branch run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri County seat: Rock Port Cities Fairfax | Rock Port | Tarkio | Westboro Village Watson Townships Benton | Buchanan | Clark | Clay | Colfax | Dale | Lincoln | Nishnabotna | Polk | Tarkio | Templeton Unincorporated community Langdon