Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Tarkio Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 [United States Census|2020 census], its population was 1637.
Tarkio Township was organized in 1845 and was one of the five original townships in Atchison County. It was named after the nearby Tarkio River.
Geography
Tarkio Township covers an area of 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.
Center Point is an extinct hamlet in northeast Tarkio Township. A post office called Center Point was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1880.