Lake Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Lake Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°38′39″N 95°01′14″W / 39.64416°N 95.0206444°W / 39.64416; -95.0206444
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
26.3 km2 (10.16 sq mi)
 • Land25.5 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
 • Water0.9 km2 (0.33 sq mi)  3.25%
Elevation
[2]
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
54
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
FIPS code29-02139800[1]
GNIS feature ID766341[2]

Lake Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 54.[3]

Lake Township takes its name from Lake Contrary.[4]

Geography

Lake Township covers an area of 9.85 square miles (25.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

Transportation

Lake Township contains one airport or landing strip, Booze Island Airport.

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: Lake Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  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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