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Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Tarkio Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 95°23′13″W / 40.4372808°N 95.3868993°W / 40.4372808; -95.3868993
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
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 • Total
47.92 sq mi (124.1 km2)
 • Land47.89 sq mi (124.0 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[2]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,637
 • Density34.2/sq mi (13.2/km2)
FIPS code29-00572358[1]
GNIS feature ID766239[2]

Tarkio Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1637.[3]

Tarkio Township was organized in 1845 and was one of the five original townships in Atchison County.[4] It was named after the Tarkio River.[5] It was reduced from its original size at the establishment of Lincoln Township.[6]

Geography

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Tarkio Township covers an area of 47.92 square miles (124.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Tarkio. It contains one cemetery, Home.[7]

The streams of Cow Branch, Middle Tarkio Creek, and West Tarkio Creek run through this township.

Center Point[8] (or Centre Point)[9] is an extinct hamlet in northeast Tarkio Township.[10][6] It was first settled on July 4, 1844.[6] A post office called Center Point was established in 1875 and remained in operation until 1880.[11]

Transportation

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Tarkio Township contains one airport, Gould Peterson Municipal Airport.

The following highways travel through the township:[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co. 1882. p. 628.
  5. ↑ "Atchison 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)
  6. 1 2 3 Moser, Arthur Paul (1980). "Moser's Directory of Atchison County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Gone But Not Forgotten: Directory of the Deceased, Atchison County, Missouri. Atchison County Historical Society, 1991. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Geological Map of the State of Missouri". USGS. 1892.
  9. ↑ "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Point
  11. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  12. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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