Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri
Polk Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]
History
Polk Township was founded in August, 1845, and named for James K. Polk, who had just then started his first term of presidency.[2]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 346.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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