Platte Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502.[3]
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 was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River.[4]
Geography
editPlatte 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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