Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Clay Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°23′21″N 95°31′44″W / 40.3891576°N 95.528917°W / 40.3891576; -95.528917
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
42.03 sq mi (108.9 km2)
 • Land42.01 sq mi (108.8 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
[2]
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,710
 • Density40.7/sq mi (15.7/km2)
FIPS code29-00514284[1]
GNIS feature ID766233[2]

Clay Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1710.[3]

History

Clay Township was organized on February 20, 1856 after being split from Clark Township and Polk Township.[4] It was named after Henry Clay of Kentucky.[5] The first mill in Atchison County was built in 1842 on Rock Creek in this township.[6]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.03 square miles (108.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains seven cemeteries: Bush, County Home, Elmwood, Greenhill, Hunter, Millsap, and Smith.[7]

The largest stream in the township is Rock Creek, and a few smaller streams flow through as well: Boney Branch, Turkey Creek, and Volger Branch.

The former settlement of Union City was located in the center-west of the township on the foot of the Loess Bluffs three-miles east of Phelps City.[8]

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.

Major highways

The following highways travel through the township:[9]

References

  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: Clay 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. 630.
  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. ↑ "County History". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ Gone But Not Forgotten: Directory of the Deceased, Atchison County, Missouri. Atchison County Historical Society, 1991. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.


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