Union Township, Worth County, Missouri

Union Township
Township
Iowa-Missouri Border Marker from the Platte Purchase north of Sheridan
Iowa-Missouri Border Marker from the Platte Purchase north of Sheridan
Coordinates: 40°31′14″N 94°33′24″W / 40.5206655°N 94.5567242°W / 40.5206655; -94.5567242
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyWorth
Area
[1]
 • Total
61.78 sq mi (160.0 km2)
 • Land61.68 sq mi (159.8 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
[2]
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
373
 • Density6/sq mi (2.3/km2)
FIPS code29-22775076[1]
GNIS feature ID767544[2]

Union Township is a township in Worth County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 373.[3] The city of Sheridan is situated in its west about a mile west of the Platte River. The extinct hamlet of Isadora was located in the mid-east of the township. When platted, the settlement of Athelstan, Iowa encroached into this township slightly in its north, though no one presently lives in its Missouri portion. Union township is the largest by area with 63 sections, 9 of which are fractional.

Union Township was organized in 1856.[4] On February 25, 1863, seven sections were split from Independence Township, Nodaway County and added to Union Township. This small portion of Worth County is part of the Platte Purchase and makes Worth County the Missouri county with the least area from the land acquisition, and is the only county that was only partially from this acquisition.[5]

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[6]

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, Worth County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Missouri Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. "Missouri: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries". The Newberry Library. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.


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