Bigelow Township is a

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in Holt County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 106. It is around 30 square miles. Bigelow, the village, is located in its northeastern quadrant, and Big Lake is located in its southwest and part of it extends into Minton Township. Bigelow Township was established in 1869, taking its name from Bigelow, Missouri. The township was reduced in size some in 1871 and to its present limits in 1894 when Minton Township was formed. The

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was completed through this township in 1869.

Geography

Bigelow and Minton townships are the only ones in Holt County located entirely in the Missouri River bottomlands. Rush Bottoms Island, an island of the Missouri River, is located in the western portion of Bigelow Township and is within the Rush Bottoms Conservation Area.

References

Townships in Missouri Townships in Holt County, Missouri {{HoltCountyMO-geo-stub