Roaring River Township, Barry County, Missouri

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Roaring River Township
Township
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Coordinates: 36°32′45″N093°43′49″W / 36.54583°N 93.73028°W / 36.54583; -93.73028
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barry
Area
 • Total
72.06 sq mi (186.63 km2)
 • Land68.68 sq mi (177.87 km2)
 • Water3.38 sq mi (8.76 km2)  4.69%
Elevation
[1]
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,396
 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-62318 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766268

Roaring River Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,396.

Contents

The township takes its name from Roaring River. [3]

Geography

Roaring River Township covers an area of 72.06 square miles (186.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Chain-O-Lakes. It contains three cemeteries: Easley, Munsey and Roach.

The streams of Butler Creek, Cedar Creek, Darity Branch, East Fork Rock Creek, Haddock Creek, Hottle Branch, Johns Branch, Panther Creek, Raridan Branch, Roaring River and Stubblefield Branch run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Barry 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)


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