Liberty Township, Barry County, Missouri

Liberty Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°41′58″N 094°00′55″W / 36.69944°N 94.01528°W / 36.69944; -94.01528Coordinates: 36°41′58″N 094°00′55″W / 36.69944°N 94.01528°W / 36.69944; -94.01528
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barry
Area
 • Total 45.16 sq mi (116.95 km2)
 • Land 45.16 sq mi (116.95 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[1] 1,463 ft (446 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,105
 • Density 24.5/sq mi (9.4/km2)
FIPS code 29-41942[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766258

Liberty Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,105.

Liberty Township was established in 1858, and named for the American ideal of liberty.[3]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 45.16 square miles (117.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains five cemeteries: Chitwood, Concord, Creason, Packwood and Vineyard.

The stream of Talbert Branch runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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