Liberty Township, Barry County, Missouri

Liberty Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°41′58″N 094°00′55″W / 36.69944°N 94.01528°W / 36.69944; -94.01528
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBarry
Area
 • Total
45.16 sq mi (116.95 km2)
 • Land45.16 sq mi (116.95 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[1]
1,463 ft (446 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,105
 • Density24.5/sq mi (9.4/km2)
FIPS code29-41942[2]
GNIS feature ID0766258

Liberty Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,105.

Liberty Township was established in 1858, and named for the American ideal of liberty.[3]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 45.16 square miles (117.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains five cemeteries: Chitwood, Concord, Creason, Packwood and Vineyard.

The stream of Talbert Branch runs through this township.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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