Fairview Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

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Fairview Township
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Coordinates: 39°39′45″N093°48′13″W / 39.66250°N 93.80361°W / 39.66250; -93.80361
Country United States
State Missouri
County Caldwell
Area
  Total
35.88 sq mi (92.93 km2)
  Land35.86 sq mi (92.88 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
161
  Density4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2)
FIPS code 29-23464 [2]
GNIS feature ID0766360 [1]

Fairview Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 161.

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History

Fairview Township was established on November 4th, 1869 [3] , and named after a school of the same name within its borders. [4]

Geography

Fairview Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Dead Oak Branch, Flat Creek, Panther Creek and Turkey Creek run through this township.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Earngey, Bill (1985). Caldwell County, Missouri History Volume I. Caldwell County Historical Society.
  4. "Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)