| Official Name: | McDowell 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: | 61.78 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.85 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 275 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.5 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.5 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 395 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1296 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8253°N -93.7978°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-44966[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766260 |
McDowell Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. In the 1890s, the McDowell mines mined extracted lead and jack ore.[3] [4] As of the 2000 census, its population was 275.
McDowell Township covers an area of 23.85sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements.
The streams of Brights Spring, Calton Creek, Gunter Creek, Little Flat Creek, Stansberry Creek and Willow Branch run through this township.