Platte Township | |
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![]() Octagonal barn in Rea on the National Register of Historic Places | |
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Coordinates: 40°04′25″N94°42′07″W / 40.0735551°N 94.7020746°W | |
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County | Andrew |
Area | |
• Total | 147.8 km2 (57.07 sq mi) |
• Land | 146.7 km2 (56.63 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.1 km2 (0.44 sq mi) 0.77% |
Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 403 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) |
FIPS code | 29-00358106 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 766228 [2] |
Platte Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 403. [3]
Platte Township was established in 1846, and named after the Platte River. [4]
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]
Platte Township contains two airports: Fairbanks Airport and Hannah Airport.
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