Liberty Township, Adair County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Liberty Township, Missouri
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Area Total Km2:137.15
Area Land Km2:137.15
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Water Percent:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:324
Population Density Km2:2.4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:291
Elevation Ft:955
Coordinates:40.1639°N -92.7703°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-41924[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766212

Liberty Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 324.[3] Liberty Township was probably named from the patriotic concept of liberty.[4]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 52.94sqmi. Its eastern boundary is formed by the Chariton River, and its western edge is that of the county. The township contains no incorporated settlements, though there are named places such as Midland (once known as Tipperary") and Youngstown, both of which served the coal mines once worked in the area. It contains seven cemeteries: Baden Springs, Lutz, Mount Moriah, Parcell Salisbury, Pinkerton, Pratt and Ringo Point.

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  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: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Liberty township, Adair County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162319/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900141924. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 20, 2013.
  4. Book: History of Adair County . The Denslow History Company . Violette, E. M. . 1911 . 39.