Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Tarkio Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1637.^[3]

Tarkio Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 95°23′13″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area [1]
• Total	124.1 km2 (47.92 sq mi)
• Land	124.0 km2 (47.89 sq mi)
• Water	0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi)  0.06%
Elevation [2]	303 m (994 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,637
• Density	13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi)
FIPS code	29-00572358[1]
GNIS feature ID	766239[2]

Tarkio Township was organized in 1845, and named after the nearby Tarkio River.^[4]

Geography

Tarkio Township covers an area of 47.9 square miles (124.1 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Tarkio. It contains one cemetery, Home.

The streams of Cow Branch, Middle Tarkio Creek, and West Tarkio Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Tarkio Township contains one airport, Gould Peterson Municipal Airport.