White River Township, Barry County, Missouri

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White River Township
Township
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Coordinates: 36°32′17″N093°37′49″W / 36.53806°N 93.63028°W / 36.53806; -93.63028
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barry
Area
 • Total
35.58 sq mi (92.16 km2)
 • Land29.27 sq mi (75.82 km2)
 • Water6.31 sq mi (16.35 km2)  17.74%
Elevation
[1]
1,070 ft (326 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
2,434
 • Density83/sq mi (32.1/km2)
FIPS code 29-79522 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766273

White River Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,434.

Contents

White River Township was established in 1841. [3]

Geography

White River Township covers an area of 35.58 square miles (92.2 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements, Arrow Point, Emerald Beach, and one unincorporated community, the census-designated place of Shell Knob. It contains three cemeteries: McGuire, Viney and Viola.

The streams of Owl Creek, Rock Creek, Sweetwater Creek and Viney Creek run through this township.

Transportation

White River Township contains two airports or landing strips: Bel-Voir Acres Airport and Table Rock Airport.

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.


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