Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,798.[3]

Clay Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area
• Total	108.85 km^2 (42.03 sq mi)
• Land	108.80 km^2 (42.01 sq mi)
• Water	0.06 km^2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation [1]	319 m (1,047 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,798
• Density	16.5/km^2 (43/sq mi)
FIPS code	29-14284[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766233

Clay Township was organized in 1856, and named after Henry Clay of Kentucky.[4]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.0 square miles (108.9 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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
4. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com