Nodaway Township is one of ten

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in Andrew County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,738. Nodaway Township was established in 1846, and named after the

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Geography

Nodaway Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,

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(the county seat). It contains four cemeteries: Bennett Lane, Coffman, Earls and Kellogg. The streams of Honey Creek and Lincoln Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Nodaway Township contains one airport, Worth Airport.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Andrew County, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{AndrewCountyMO-geo-stub