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Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°35′08″N 094°56′37″W / 39.58556°N 94.94361°W / 39.58556; -94.94361
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Bloomington Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′08″N 094°56′37″W / 39.58556°N 94.94361°W / 39.58556; -94.94361
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total35.44 sq mi (91.8 km2)
 • Land35.44 sq mi (91.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
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1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total674
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
FIPS code29-06418[2]
GNIS feature ID0766337

Bloomington Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 674.[3]

Bloomington Township was organized in 1839; the name Bloomington is an old variant name of De Kalb.[4]

Geography

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Bloomington Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, De Kalb. It contains two cemeteries: Jones and West Lawn.

The stream of South Sugar Creek runs 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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