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Forbes Township, Holt County, Missouri

Forbes Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°54′58″N 95°04′23″W / 39.9161073°N 95.0729627°W / 39.9161073; -95.0729627
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
Area
[1]
 • Total
44.75 sq mi (115.9 km2)
 • Land43.9 sq mi (114 km2)
 • Water0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2)  1.9%
Elevation
[2]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
167
 • Density3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2)
FIPS code29-08724976[1]
GNIS feature ID766764[2]

Forbes Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 167.[3] It is roughly 42 square miles. The village of Forbes is in its southwest.

The extinct hamlets of Dallas and West Union were located in this near the mouth of the Nodaway River, but they dissipated after the establishment of Forbes; today their location is now in Andrew County due to the shifting of the Nodaway River. The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.

Forbes Township was established on March 22, 1871, out of the southern portion of Nodaway Township[4] A year later, on May 10, 1872, the township's northern boundary changed to match the congressional boundary, resulting in Forbes Township expanding by six sections.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes Township, Holt County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.


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