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Calwood Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 091°50′31″W / 38.89139°N 91.84194°W / 38.89139; -91.84194
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Calwood Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 091°50′31″W / 38.89139°N 91.84194°W / 38.89139; -91.84194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCallaway
Area
 • Total
44.17 sq mi (114.41 km2)
 • Land43.99 sq mi (113.94 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
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801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,097
 • Density25/sq mi (9.6/km2)
FIPS code29-10666[2]
GNIS feature ID0766373

Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.[3]

History

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Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876,[4] carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri.[5]

Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862.[6]

Geography

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Calwood Township covers an area of 44.17 square miles (114.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.

The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Calwood township, Callaway County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Missouri State Library. ' 'History of Callaway County, Missouri' '. St Louis: National Historical Company: 1884.
  5. ^ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539
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