Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri

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Platte Township
Township
Rea-barn1.jpg
Octagonal barn in Rea on the National Register of Historic Places
Map highlighting Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 40°04′25″N94°42′07″W / 40.0735551°N 94.7020746°W / 40.0735551; -94.7020746
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Andrew
Area
[1]
 • Total
57.07 sq mi (147.8 km2)
 • Land56.63 sq mi (146.7 km2)
 • Water0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)  0.77%
Elevation
[2]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
403
 • Density7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)
FIPS code 29-00358106 [1]
GNIS feature ID766228 [2]

Platte Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 403. [3]

Contents

Platte Township was established in 1846, and named after the Platte River. [4]

Geography

Platte Township covers an area of 57.07 square miles (147.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rea.

The streams of Clear Creek and Hickory Creek run through this township.

A village known as Cawood was located in the northwest of this township [5] and was located along the Chicago Great Western Railway. [6]

Transportation

Platte Township contains two airports: Fairbanks Airport and Hannah Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Post Route Map of the State of Missouri". David Rumsey Map Collection. United States Post Office Department 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Missouri State Highway Commission (1926). Map of Missouri Showing State Road System, Route Numbers, Road Conditions and Points of Interest (Map). Jefferson City: Missouri State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2025.


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