Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.5175°W / 40.42222; -95.5175Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.5175°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.

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.16 square miles (109.2 km²) 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.

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com