Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Tarkio Township
Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 95°23′13″W / 40.4372808°N 95.3868993°W / 40.4372808; -95.3868993
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
  Total
124.1 km2 (47.92 sq mi)
  Land124.0 km2 (47.89 sq mi)
  Water0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi)  0.06%
Elevation
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,637
  Density13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00572358
GNIS feature ID766239

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

Tarkio Township was organized in 1845, and named after the nearby Tarkio River.