Monroe Township
Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 094°40′37″W / 39.85639°N 94.67694°W / 39.85639; -94.67694
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAndrew
Area
  Total34.21 sq mi (88.60 km2)
  Land33.68 sq mi (87.22 km2)
  Water0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2)  1.56%
Elevation945 ft (288 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total793
  Density24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code29-49286[2]
GNIS feature ID0766226

Monroe Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 793.[3]

The township was named after President James Monroe.[4]

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cosby. It contains five cemeteries: Bethel, Brown, Concord, High Prairie and Oak Ridge.

The stream of Long Branch runs 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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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