Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
Platte Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°35′44″N 094°38′58″W / 39.59556°N 94.64944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.77 sq mi (79.69 km2) |
| • Land | 30.76 sq mi (79.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.04% |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 502 |
| • Density | 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-58124[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766343 |
Platte Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502.[3]
Platte Township was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River.[4]
Geography
[edit]Platte Township covers an area of 30.77 square miles (79.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Allen, Frazier, Hebron, Number 6, Tobin and Witts.
The streams of Belcher Branch, Castile Creek, Crabapple Branch, DeMoss Branch, Frazier Branch, Jenkins Branch, Malden Creek and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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