Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Platte Township
Township
Octagonal barn in Rea on the National Register of Historic Places
Octagonal barn in Rea on the National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates: 40°04′25″N 94°42′07″W / 40.0735551°N 94.7020746°W / 40.0735551; -94.7020746
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAndrew
Area
[1]
 • Total
57.07 sq mi (147.8 km2)
 • Land56.63 sq mi (146.7 km2)
 • Water0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)  0.77%
Elevation
[2]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
403
 • Density7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)
FIPS code29-00358106[1]
GNIS feature ID766228[2]

Platte Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 403.[3]

Platte Township was established in 1846, and named after the Platte River.[4]

Geography

Platte Township covers an area of 57.07 square miles (147.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rea. Three unincorporated villages: Cawood,[5] Empire Prairie, and Whitesville were unincorporated settlements also in Platte Township. [6] Cawood was located in the northwest of this township and was located along the Chicago Great Western Railway.[7] Whitesville persists to today.

The streams of Clear Creek and Hickory Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Platte Township contains two airports: Fairbanks Airport and Hannah Airport.

The following highways travel through the township:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Andrew 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)
  5. ↑ "Post Route Map of the State of Missouri". David Rumsey Map Collection. United States Post Office Department 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "An illustrated historical atlas of Andrew County, Missouri, 1877". Philadelphia, PA: Edwards Brothers of Missouri. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Missouri State Highway Commission (1926). Map of Missouri Showing State Road System, Route Numbers, Road Conditions and Points of Interest (Map). Jefferson City: Missouri State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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