Katy Township is one of ten
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Boone County,
Missouri
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,
USA
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. It is the newest township formed in Boone County and its major city is the river town of
Rocheport.
History
Settled mainly by settlers from the upland south (Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee), Katy Township was named after the Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Railway (MKT or Katy for short) which runs along the
Missouri River
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on the township's western boundary.
[http://www.showmeboone.com/commission/common/pdf/Commission_Civil_Township_Map.pdf Civil Township Map - Boone County, Missouri]
Geography
Katy Township covers an area in western Boone County and is located between the Missouri River and Roche Perche Creek. The township contains two incorporated settlements:
Huntsdale, and
Rocheport. The unincorporated community of
Midway is along
Interstate 70
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. The
Katy Trail State Park
The Katy Trail State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri that contains the Katy Trail, the country's longest continuous recreational rail trail. It runs , largely along the northern bank of the Missouri River, in the right-of- ...
travels under the
Manitou Bluffs
The Manitou Bluffs, or Big Manitou Bluffs, are a series of cliffs and bluffs along the Missouri River in Boone County, Missouri. They are made of Mississippian limestone that has been exposed by the erosive action of the Missouri River over time ...
as it passes through the township. The Rocheport Cave Conservation Area and the associated karst features, including the largest sinkhole in Missouri are located atop these bluffs.
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Boone County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
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