Sherman Township, Harrison County, Missouri

Sherman Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 93°55′40″W / 40.2431074°N 93.9277592°W / 40.2431074; -93.9277592
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyHarrison
Area
[1]
 • Total
91.0 km2 (35.15 sq mi)
 • Land90.8 km2 (35.06 sq mi)
 • Water0.2 km2 (0.09 sq mi)  0.26%
Elevation
[2]
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
176
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
FIPS code29-08167448[1]
GNIS feature ID766727[2]

Sherman Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 176.[3]

Sherman Township was created due to a county-wide November 1872 election, which would subdivide the county into 20 municipal townships corresponding with the county's 20 congressional townships.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherman Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis: Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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