Wayne Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°40′30″N 094°56′25″W / 39.67500°N 94.94028°W / 39.67500; -94.94028CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBuchananArea

• Total33.96 sq mi (87.94 km²) • Land33.3 sq mi (86.26 km²) • Water0.65 sq mi (1.69 km²) 1.92%Elevation

^[1]

804 ft (245 m)Population

(2010)

• Total683 • Density21.2/sq mi (8.2/km²)FIPS code29-77974^[2]GNIS feature ID0766347

Wayne Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 683.^[3]

Wayne Township was established in 1842.^[4]

Geography

Wayne Township covers an area of 33.96 square miles (88.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Kerlin.

Horseshoe Lake, Muskrat Lake, New Mud Lake and Old Mud Lake are within this township. The stream of Contrary Creek runs through this township.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
^ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.