Pettis Township is one of ten

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Adair County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 795. It is named for former US Congressman Spencer Pettis, who represented Missouri from 1829 to 1831 until being killed in a duel.

Geography

Pettis Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Millard. It contains seven cemeteries: Bragg, Canaday, Indian Hill, Indian Hill (historical), Shaver, Shoemaker and Stukey. The streams of Elm Creek, Goose Creek, Hog Creek, Indian Creek, Sugar Creek and Turkey Run run through this township.

Transportation

Pettis Township contains one airport, Kirksville Regional Airport. U.S. Highway 63 passes through the township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Adair County, Missouri Kirksville micropolitan area, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{AdairCountyMO-geo-stub