Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°35′08″N 094°56′37″W / 39.58556°N 94.94361°W / 39.58556; -94.94361CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBuchananArea

• Total35.44 sq mi (91.8 km²) • Land35.44 sq mi (91.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

1,017 ft (310 m)Population

(2010)

• Total674 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km²)FIPS code29-06418^[2]GNIS feature ID0766337

Bloomington Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 674.^[3]

Bloomington Township was organized in 1839; the name Bloomington is an old variant name of De Kalb.^[4]

Geography

Bloomington Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, De Kalb. It contains two cemeteries: Jones and West Lawn.

The stream of South Sugar Creek runs through this township.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "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)