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Forbes Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′58″N 95°04′23″W / 39.9161073°N 95.0729627°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Holt |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.75 sq mi (115.9 km2) |
| • Land | 43.9 sq mi (114 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 1.9% |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 167 |
| • Density | 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-08724976[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766764[2] |
Forbes Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 167.[3] It is roughly 42 square miles. The village of Forbes is in its southwest.
History
[edit]Forbes Township was established on March 22, 1871, out of the southern portion of Nodaway Township[4] A year later, on May 10, 1872, the township's northern boundary changed to match the congressional boundary, resulting in Forbes Township expanding by six sections.[4]
The extinct hamlets of Dallas and West Union were located in this near the mouth of the Nodaway River, but they dissipated after the establishment of Forbes; today their location is now in Andrew County due to the shifting of the Nodaway River. The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.
Geography
[edit]The eastern border of Forbes Township is the Noodaway River and the southern border is the Missouri River.[5]
Transportation
[edit]The following highways travel through the township:[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes Township, Holt County, Missouri
- 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Plat book of Holt County, Missouri 1930". Hixson (W. W.) and Company. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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