Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri

Flat Creek Township
Township
Location in Barry County, Missouri
Location in Barry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°40′42″N 093°51′43″W / 36.67833°N 93.86194°W / 36.67833; -93.86194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBarry
Area
 • Total
53.31 sq mi (138.07 km2)
 • Land53.30 sq mi (138.05 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation
[1]
1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
5,462
 • Density103/sq mi (39.6/km2)
FIPS code29-24436[2]
GNIS feature ID0766255

Flat Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,462.

Flat Creek was organized in 1844, taking its name from Flat Creek.[3]

Geography

Flat Creek Township covers an area of 53.31 square miles (138.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cassville (the county seat). It contains six cemeteries: Corinth, Horner, Oak Hill, Pilant, Quaker and Russell.

Transportation

Flat Creek Township contains one airport or landing strip, Cassville Municipal Airport.

Notable people

  • Don Johnson – actor, producer, director, singer and songwriter.
  • Curtis F. Marbut – director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

References

  1. ↑ "Township of Flat Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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