Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri
Township in Andrew County, Missouri, U.S.
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Platte Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 403.[3]
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″N 94°42′07″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Andrew |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.07 sq mi (147.8 km2) |
| • Land | 56.63 sq mi (146.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2) 0.77% |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 403 |
| • Density | 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-00358106[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766228[2] |
Platte Township was established in 1846, and named after the Platte River.[4]
Geography
Platte Township covers an area of 57.07 square miles (147.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rea. Three unincorporated villages: Cawood,[5] Empire Prairie, and Whitesville were unincorporated settlements also in Platte Township. [6] Cawood was located in the northwest of this township and was located along the Chicago Great Western Railway.[7] Whitesville persists to today.
The streams of Clear Creek and Hickory Creek run through this township.
