Epps Township, Butler County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Epps Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Area Total Km2:139.45
Area Land Km2:139.31
Area Water Km2:0.14
Area Total Sq Mi:53.84
Area Land Sq Mi:53.79
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Area Water Percent:0.1
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:3171
Population Density Km2:18.6
Population Density Sq Mi:48.3
Elevation M:142
Coordinates:36.8106°N -90.5519°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-22492[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766353

Epps Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,171.

Epps Township was established in 1850, and named after Obadiah Epps, an early settler.[2]

Geography

Epps Township covers an area of 53.84sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Houts, Kearbey (Kearbey Chapel Cemetery) and Sparkman.

The streams of Beehole Branch, Camp Branch, Crooked Branch, Goose Creek, Harmon Branch, Hurricane Creek, Procter Branch and Ten Mile Creek run through this township.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 6 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .

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