Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri
Township in Missouri, United States
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Flat Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,462.
Flat Creek Township | |
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Location in Barry County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′42″N 093°51′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Barry |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.31 sq mi (138.07 km2) |
| • Land | 53.30 sq mi (138.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 5,462 |
| • Density | 103/sq mi (39.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-24436[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766255 |
Flat Creek was organized in 1844, taking its name from Flat Creek.[3]
Geography
Flat Creek Township covers an area of 53.31 square miles (138.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cassville (the county seat). It contains six cemeteries: Corinth, Horner, Oak Hill, Pilant, Quaker and Russell.
Transportation
Flat Creek Township contains one airport or landing strip, Cassville Municipal Airport.
Notable people
- Don Johnson – actor, producer, director, singer and songwriter.
- Curtis F. Marbut – director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
