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]
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.