Davis Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Davis Township

Township

Coordinates: 39°35′02″N 093°48′05″W﻿ / ﻿39.58389°N 93.80139°W﻿ / 39.58389; -93.80139
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Caldwell
Area

• Total

| 35.54 sq mi (92.06 km2)
• Land| 35.53 sq mi (92.02 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation

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| 751 ft (229 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 1,296
• Density| 36.5/sq mi (14.1/km2)
FIPS code| 29-18370[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0766359[1]

Davis Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,296.

## History

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Davis Township was organized on November 4th, 1869,[3] and gets its name from John T. and Samuel D. Davis, pioneer settlers.[4]

## Geography

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Davis Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Braymer.

The streams of North Mud Creek and Willow Creek run through the township.

## Transportation

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Davis Township contains one airport or landing strip, Wright Landing Field.

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ Earngey, Bill (1985). Caldwell County, Missouri History Volume I. Caldwell County Historical Society.
4. ^ "Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Caldwell County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Kingston

Cities|

* Braymer
* Breckenridge
* Cowgill
* Hamilton
* Kidder
* Kingston
* Polo

Map of Missouri highlighting Caldwell County

Townships|

* Breckenridge
* Davis
* Fairview
* Gomer
* Grant
* Hamilton
* Kidder
* Kingston
* Lincoln
* Mirabile
* New York
* Rockford

Unincorporated communities|

* Black Oak
* Bonanza
* Catawba
* Gould Farm
* Mirabile
* Nettleton
* Proctorville

Ghost town|

* Far West

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