Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Washington Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°45′44″N 094°49′48″W / 39.76222°N 94.83000°WCoordinates: 39°45′44″N 094°49′48″W / 39.76222°N 94.83000°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Buchanan
Area
• Total	82.24 sq mi (213 km^2)
• Land	80.1 sq mi (207.46 km^2)
• Water	2.14 sq mi (5.55 km^2)  2.61%
Elevation[1]	879 ft (268 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	75,694
• Density	945/sq mi (364.9/km^2)
FIPS code	29-77236[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766346

Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 75,694.

Washington Township was established in 1842, and named after President George Washington.^[3]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 82.24 square miles (213.0 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Joseph (the county seat). It contains nine cemeteries: Ashland, B'nai Sholem, Memorial Park, Mount Auburn, Mount Mora, Mount Olivet, Nelson, Ozenberger and Walnut Grove.

Browning Lake and Lake Contrary are within this township. The streams of Candy Creek, Roys Branch and Whitehead Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Washington Township contains three airports or landing strips: Butchs Strip, Heartland Hospital West Heliport and Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

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. "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com