Union Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Union Township
Coordinates: 39°54′49″N 93°55′36″W / 39.9137117°N 93.9267504°W / 39.9137117; -93.9267504
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyDaviess
Area
 • Total
36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Land36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.36%
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Population
 • Total
2,127
 • Density58.6/sq mi (22.6/km2)
FIPS code29-06174590[1]
GNIS feature ID766589[2]

Union Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 2,127.[3]

Union Township was named such because a large share of the county residents were pro-Union during the Civil War.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Daviess County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)