Fair Township, Platte County, Missouri

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Fair Township
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Coordinates: 39°23′37″N94°48′21″W / 39.3936743°N 94.8059233°W / 39.3936743; -94.8059233
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Platte
Area
[1]
  Total
87 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
  Land86.0 km2 (33.19 sq mi)
  Water1.1 km2 (0.41 sq mi)  1.22%
Elevation
[2]
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
1,089
  Density12.7/km2 (32.8/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-16523230 [1]
GNIS feature ID767197 [2]

Fair Township is a township in Platte County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1,089. [3]

Fair Township was erected in 1876, and named for the fact that the county fair once was held within its borders. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Township, Platte County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.