Liberty Township, Callaway County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Liberty Township today
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Callaway
Area Total Km2:99.58
Area Land Km2:99.2
Area Water Km2:0.38
Area Total Sq Mi:38.45
Area Land Sq Mi:38.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.15
Area Water Percent:0.38
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:840
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation Ft:915
Coordinates:39.0236°N -91.9797°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-41996[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID = 0766380

Liberty Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840.[2]

Geography

Liberty Township today covers an area of 38.45sqmi, and while containing no incorporated towns, does include the unincorporated settlements of Hatton and Concord. The township includes one cemetery, named Concord, plus the streams of Fourmile Branch and Leeper Branch which are tributaries of Auxvasse Creek to the south.[3]

History

Prior to the December 25, 1875 creation of Jackson Township, Liberty Township was much larger, and included the city of Auxvasse and the settlement of McCredie. This is significant for historical and genealogical research.

The map on the 2nd page of the atlas published in 1876 still shows the much larger Liberty Township boundaries, which had just been changed at the end of 1875.[4] Whereas the map from 1930 shows a smaller Liberty Township, which appears to approximate today's boundaries.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Liberty township, Callaway County, Missouri . . October 31, 2011 .
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38,
  4. http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/ref/collection/plat/id/6022 Map 6022
  5. http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/moplatbooks/id/656 Map 656