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Hughes Township
Bethany Christian Church in Hughes Township
Bethany Christian Church in Hughes Township
Coordinates: 40°11′42″N 94°59′58″W / 40.1949158°N 94.9994082°W / 40.1949158; -94.9994082
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Area
 • Total
64.28 sq mi (166.5 km2)
 • Land64.22 sq mi (166.3 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.09%
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
Population
 • Total
411
 • Density6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2)
FIPS code29-14733634[1]
GNIS feature ID767088[2]

Hughes Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 411.[3] It comprises about 62 sections of land.[4] Graham is its lone town which lies about two miles east of the Nodaway River.

Hughes Township was established in 1845, and named after General Andrew S. Hughes, a pioneer citizen.[5] The township's area was reduced in 1866 when Monroe Township was formed.[4]

References

  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: Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.