Polk Township is one of ten

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Adair County,

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 639. It is named for US President

James K. Polk James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (183 ...

Geography

Polk Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. The stream of Buck Branch runs through this 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