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Polk Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[citation needed]
History
Polk Township was founded in August, 1845, and named for James K. Polk, who had just then started his first term of presidency.[2]
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.
Municipalities and communities of Ray County, Missouri, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
39°28′09″N 94°08′17″W / 39.4692°N 94.1381°W
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