Official Name: | Whitewater Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bollinger |
Area Total Km2: | 134.05 |
Area Land Km2: | 134.05 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 51.76 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 51.76 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1,029 |
Population Density Km2: | 51.49 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 19.88 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 174 |
Elevation Ft: | 571 |
Coordinates: | 37.5406°N -89.9258°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-79594[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766328 |
Whitewater Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 911. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population had increased to 1,029. Whitewater Township covers an area of 51.76sqmi.
Whitewater Township was erected in 1872, and named after the nearby Whitewater River.[3]
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 1,029 people living in the township. The population density was 19.88sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 438 households in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 99.13% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Approximately 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The township contains one incorporated settlement: Sedgewickville.
The town contains the unincorporated area and historical community of Lixville.
The township contains the eight following cemeteries: Bollinger, Flatwood, Grindstaff, Jones, Meyer, Old Bollinger, Shrum, and Statler.
The streams of Allie Creek, Bollinger Creek, Buck Creek, Caney Fork, Jack Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Shrum Creek, South Fork Apple Creek, and Wolf Creek flow through Whitewater Township. Other bodies of water located in the township include Richardet Lake and the Whitewater River.
There are no known landmarks in the township.