Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri
Polk Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
Polk Township was founded in August, 1845, and named for James K. Polk, who had just then started his first term of presidency.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 346.
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39°28′09″N 94°08′17″W / 39.4692°N 94.1381°W
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