Official Name: | Roaring River 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: | 186.63 |
Area Land Km2: | 177.87 |
Area Water Km2: | 8.76 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.06 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 68.68 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.38 |
Area Water Percent: | 4.69 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1396 |
Population Density Km2: | 7.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 295 |
Elevation Ft: | 968 |
Coordinates: | 36.5458°N -93.7303°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-62318[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766268 |
Roaring River Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,396.
The township takes its name from Roaring River.[3]
Roaring River Township covers an area of 72.06sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Chain-O-Lakes. It contains three cemeteries: Easley, Munsey and Roach.
The streams of Butler Creek, Cedar Creek, Darity Branch, East Fork Rock Creek, Haddock Creek, Hottle Branch, Johns Branch, Panther Creek, Raridan Branch, Roaring River and Stubblefield Branch run through this township.