Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Crawford Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′01″N 094°50′59″W / 39.58361°N 94.84972°WCoordinates: 39°35′01″N 094°50′59″W / 39.58361°N 94.84972°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Buchanan
Area
• Total	35.29 sq mi (91.4 km^2)
• Land	35.29 sq mi (91.4 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation[1]	1,083 ft (330 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	982
• Density	27.8/sq mi (10.7/km^2)
FIPS code	29-17110[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766339

Crawford Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 982.

Crawford Township was organized in the late 1830s, and named after William Crawford.^[3]

Geography

Crawford Township covers an area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains seven cemeteries: Antioch, Judy, Richardson, Turner, Union, Williams and Willis.

Transportation

Crawford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Farris Strip Airport.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com