Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
Platte Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°34′34″N 94°38′50″W / 39.5759869°N 94.6472988°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.6 km2 (31.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 79.6 km2 (30.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.9 km2 (0.36 sq mi) 1.16% |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 514 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (16.7/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-02158124[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766343[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.
References
- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "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.
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