Sugar Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Sugar Creek 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 Km2:103.62
Area Land Km2:103.62
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:40.01
Area Land Sq Mi:40.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1969
Population Density Km2:19
Population Density Sq Mi:49.2
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:403
Elevation Ft:1322
Coordinates:36.5203°N -93.9153°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-71332[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766270

Sugar Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,969.

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1835.[3]

Geography

Sugar Creek Township covers an area of 40.01sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Seligman. It contains three cemeteries: Beaver, Burnett and Seligman.

The stream of Beaver Creek 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. United States Census Bureau. 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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