Breckenridge Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

Breckenridge Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°45′20″N 093°48′15″W / 39.75556°N 93.80417°W / 39.75556; -93.80417
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCaldwell
Area
 • Total
35.39 sq mi (91.66 km2)
 • Land35.35 sq mi (91.56 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
627
 • Density17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2)
FIPS code29-08146[2]
GNIS feature ID0766358 [1]

Breckenridge Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 627.

Breckenridge Township was organized in 1821, and most likely was named for the river bluffs within its borders.[3]

Geography

Breckenridge Township covers an area of 35.39 square miles (91.7 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Breckenridge.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breckenridge Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "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)


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