Liberty Township, Barry County, Missouri Explained

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:Barry
Area Total Km2:116.95
Area Land Km2:116.95
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:45.16
Area Land Sq Mi:45.16
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1105
Population Density Km2:9.4
Population Density Sq Mi:24.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:446
Elevation Ft:1463
Coordinates:36.6994°N -94.0153°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-41942[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766258

Liberty Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,105.

Liberty Township was established in 1858, and named for the American ideal of liberty.[3]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 45.16sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains five cemeteries: Chitwood, Concord, Creason, Packwood and Vineyard.

The stream of Talbert Branch runs through this township.

References

  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: Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071806/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html . 24 June 2016 .

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