Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Platte Township
Township
Map highlighting Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′34″N94°38′50″W / 39.5759869°N 94.6472988°W / 39.5759869; -94.6472988
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
80.6 km2 (31.11 sq mi)
 • Land79.6 km2 (30.75 sq mi)
 • Water0.9 km2 (0.36 sq mi)  1.16%
Elevation
[2]
252 m (827 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
514
 • Density6.4/km2 (16.7/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-02158124 [1]
GNIS feature ID766343 [2]

Platte Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 514. [3]

Contents

Platte Township was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River. [4]

Geography

Platte Township covers an area of 30.77 square miles (79.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Allen, Frazier, Hebron, Number 6, Tobin, and Witts.

The streams of Belcher Branch, Castile Creek, Crabapple Branch, DeMoss Branch, Frazier Branch, Jenkins Branch, Malden Creek, and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.

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, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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