Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Platte Township
Township
Frazier Baptist Church at Fraizer
Frazier Baptist Church at Fraizer
Coordinates: 39°34′34″N 94°38′50″W / 39.5759869°N 94.6472988°W / 39.5759869; -94.6472988
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.11 sq mi (80.6 km2)
 • Land30.75 sq mi (79.6 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2)  1.16%
Elevation
[2]
827 ft (252 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
514
 • Density16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2)
FIPS code29-02158124[1]
GNIS feature ID766343[2]

Platte Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 514.[3]

Platte Township was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River.[4]

Geography

Platte Township covers an area of 30.77 square miles (79.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Allen, Frazier, Hebron, Number 6, Tobin, and Witts.

The streams of Belcher Branch, Castile Creek, Crabapple Branch, DeMoss Branch, Frazier Branch, Jenkins Branch, Malden Creek, and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[5]

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, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.


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