Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Jefferson Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°53′08″N 094°47′12″W / 39.88556°N 94.78667°WCoordinates: 39°53′08″N 094°47′12″W / 39.88556°N 94.78667°W
Country United States
State Missouri
County Andrew
Area
  Total 32.63 sq mi (84.50 km2)
  Land 32.34 sq mi (83.75 km2)
  Water 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)  0.88%
Elevation[1] 892 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 4,646
  Density 144/sq mi (55.5/km2)
FIPS code 29-36710[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766224

Jefferson Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,646.[3]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 32.81 square miles (85.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Country Club. It shares part of its southern border with the city of St. Joseph in neighboring Buchanan County. The township contains four cemeteries: Fairview, Green, Ladd and Vanschoiack.

The streams of Crowley Creek, Dillon Creek and Mace Creek run through this township.

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