Neely Township, Butler County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Neely Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Area Total Km2:155.15
Area Land Km2:155.05
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:59.9
Area Land Sq Mi:59.86
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.06
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1126
Population Density Km2:8.1
Population Density Sq Mi:21
Elevation M:93
Coordinates:36.5631°N -90.5183°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-51392[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766355

Neely Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,126.[2]

Neely Township was organized in 1871, and named after Obadiah Neely, an early citizen.[3]

Geography

Neely Township covers an area of 59.9sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Neelyville. It contains seven cemeteries: Crab, Harris Ridge, Lutz, Neeleyville, Roberts, Sheely and Sims.

The streams of Big Cane Creek, Cane Creek, Cope Branch, Fox Branch and Gaines Slough run through this township.

Transportation

Neely Township contains one airport or landing strip: Wattle Landing Strip.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau . 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri . U.S. Government Printing Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021021540/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf . 2016-10-21 . September 2012 . dead.
  3. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 6 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html. 24 June 2016.

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