Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri

Flat Creek Township
Township
Location in Barry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°40′42″N 093°51′43″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Barry
Area
• Total	53.31 sq mi (138.07 km^2)
• Land	53.3 sq mi (138.05 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km^2)  0.01%
Elevation [1]	1,355 ft (413 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,462
• Density	102.5/sq mi (39.6/km^2)
FIPS code	29-24436[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766255

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com