Agency Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°40′45″N 094°44′17″W / 39.67917°N 94.73806°W / 39.67917; -94.73806
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total16.18 sq mi (41.91 km2)
 • Land16.02 sq mi (41.49 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)  1%
Elevation
[1]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,213
 • Density76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2)
FIPS code29-00316[2]
GNIS feature ID0766336

Agency Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,213.[3]

The first settlement at Agency Township was made in 1837.[4]

Geography

Agency Township covers an area of 16.18 square miles (41.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Agency. It contains two cemeteries: Karns and Pine.

Millers Lake is within this township. The streams of Pigeon Creek and Rock Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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