Calwood Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Calwood Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 091°50′31″W / 38.89139°N 91.84194°W / 38.89139; -91.84194Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 091°50′31″W / 38.89139°N 91.84194°W / 38.89139; -91.84194
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total 44.17 sq mi (114.41 km2)
 • Land 43.99 sq mi (113.94 km2)
 • Water 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)  0.41%
Elevation[1] 801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,097
 • Density 25/sq mi (9.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-10666[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766373

Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.[3]

History

Calwood Township was established in 1876, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri.[4]

Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862.[5]

Geography

Calwood Township covers an area of 44.17 square miles (114.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.

The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run 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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Calwood township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539


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