Butterfield Township, Barry County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Butterfield Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Barry
Area Total Km2:37.51
Area Land Km2:37.51
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:14.48
Area Land Sq Mi:14.48
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:916
Population Density Km2:24.4
Population Density Sq Mi:63.3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:460
Elevation Ft:1509
Coordinates:36.7475°N -93.9119°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-10162[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766250

Butterfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 916.

The township has the name of Fredrick Butterfield, a railroad official.[3]

Geography

Butterfield Township covers an area of 14.48sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Butterfield.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071806/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html . 24 June 2016 .

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