Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Township in Nodaway County, Missouri, U.S.

Township in Missouri, United States

Monroe Township

Township

Coordinates: 40°17′22″N 95°04′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.2894463°N 95.0736216°W﻿ / 40.2894463; -95.0736216
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Nodaway
Erected| 1881
Area

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• Total

| 44.19 sq mi (114.5 km2)
• Land| 44.16 sq mi (114.4 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.07%
Elevation

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| 955 ft (291 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 407
• Density| 9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2)
FIPS code| 29-14749376[1]
GNIS feature ID| 767093[2]

Monroe Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 407.[3] It comprises 44 sections of land.[4] The city of Skidmore, which lies in its center, is the only settlement in the township.

## History

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Monroe Township was erected on February 12, 1881, from parts of Green Township and Hughes Township because inhabitants complained of traveling too far to vote.[4] It was named after President James Monroe.[5]

## Geography

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The Nodaway River bisects Monroe Township north-south just to the west of Skidmore.  Route 113 also travels north-south, passes through Skidmore as Elm and Walnut Street and crosses the Nodaway south of town.

## References

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1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
4. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
5. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Nodaway County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Maryville

Cities|

* Barnard
* Burlington Junction
* Clearmont
* Conception Junction
* Elmo
* Graham
* Hopkins
* Maryville
* Parnell
* Pickering
* Ravenwood
* Skidmore

Map of Missouri highlighting Nodaway County

Villages|

* Arkoe
* Clyde
* Guilford

Townships|

* Atchison
* Grant
* Green
* Hopkins
* Hughes
* Independence
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lincoln
* Monroe
* Nodaway
* Polk
* Union
* Washington
* White Cloud

Unincorporated Communities|

* Conception
* Quitman
* Wilcox

Extinct Hamlets|

* Allison
* Bedison
* Bell Grove
* Dawsonville
* Fairview
* Gaynor
* Orrsburg
* Prairie Park
* Possum Walk
* Pumpkin Center
* Roseberry
* Sweet Home
* Xenia
* Whitecloud

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