Gomer Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°44′05″N 093°55′24″W / 39.73472°N 93.92333°W / 39.73472; -93.92333CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyCaldwellArea

• Total36.28 sq mi (93.97 km²) • Land36.22 sq mi (93.82 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km²) 0.16%Elevation

^[1]

961 ft (293 m)Population

(2000)

• Total298 • Density8.2/sq mi (3.2/km²)FIPS code29-27784^[2]GNIS feature ID0766361^[1]

Gomer Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 298.

Gomer Township was established in 1869, and named after Gomer, an old variant name of Nettleton.^[3]

Geography

Gomer Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gomer Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)