Official Name: | Liberty Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bollinger |
Area Total Km2: | 237.02 |
Area Land Km2: | 236.8 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.22 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 91.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 91.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.09 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1371 |
Population Density Km2: | 14.98 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 24.11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 137 |
Elevation Ft: | 449 |
Coordinates: | 37.1958°N -89.9647°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-41960[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766323 |
Liberty Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA.[3] As of the 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 1,224. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population had increased to 1,371. Liberty Township covers an area of 91.51sqmi.
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 1,371 people living in the township. The population density was 14.98sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 627 housing units in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.61% White, 0.51% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Approximately 0.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The township contains no incorporated settlements.
The township contains the unincorporated areas and historical communities of Dongola, Drum, Glennon, Hahn, Sank, and Schlatitz.
The township contains the following six cemeteries: Cane Creek, Crites, Frazier, Kellion, Mansion, Mansker, and Wayne.
The streams of Cane Creek, Clubb Creek, Dry Creek, Gizzard Creek, Hawker Creek, Malone Creek, Perkins Creek, and Virgin Creek flow through Liberty Township. Other bodies of water located in the township include the Diversion Headwater Channel, Virgin Creek Lake, and Whippoorwill Lake.