Union Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Union Township
Township
Bloomdale Schoolhouse originally southeast of Pickering, now removed to Pickering
Bloomdale Schoolhouse originally southeast of Pickering, now removed to Pickering
Coordinates: 40°28′05″N 94°50′09″W / 40.4681048°N 94.8358382°W / 40.4681048; -94.8358382
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Erected1856
Area
[1]
 • Total
47.45 sq mi (122.9 km2)
 • Land47.39 sq mi (122.7 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
[2]
1,010 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
441
 • Density9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2)
FIPS code29-14774824[1]
GNIS feature ID767096[2]

Union Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 441.[3] It contains 48 sections.[4]

History

Union Township was established in May 1856 when the northern portion of Polk Township was split off because of a court order.[4] In 1871, Hopkins Township was created out of it.[4]

Geography

The village of Pickering is located south of the center, a mile west of the One Hundred and Two River and seven miles north of Maryville.

Union Township Fire Department in Pickering, Missouri

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[5]

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: Union Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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