Beaver Dam Township, Butler County, Missouri

Beaver Dam Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,473.[3]

Beaver Dam Township
Coordinates: 36°43′40″N 090°20′08″W / 36.72778°N 90.33556°W / 36.72778; -90.33556
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Area
 • Total
76.01 sq mi (196.86 km2)
 • Land75.92 sq mi (196.64 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)  0.11%
Elevation463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,473
 • Density52.2/sq mi (20.2/km2)
FIPS code29-03826[2]
GNIS feature ID0766349[1]

Geography

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Beaver Dam Township covers an area of 76.01 square miles (196.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains nine cemeteries: Bay Springs, Cochran, Dickens, Dunning, Hudgens, Kinsey, Lone Hill, Military and Montgomery.

The streams of Beaverdam Creek, Case Bolt Branch, Dolly Branch, Fletcher Branch, Haw Branch, Kenner Spring Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Dam Township, Butler County, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
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