Platte Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

40°04′26″N 094°42′46″W / 40.07389°N 94.71278°W / 40.07389; -94.71278CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyAndrewArea

• Total57.07 sq mi (147.82 km²) • Land56.63 sq mi (146.68 km²) • Water0.44 sq mi (1.14 km²) 0.77%Elevation

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965 ft (294 m)Population

(2010)

• Total426 • Density8/sq mi (2.9/km²)FIPS code29-58106^[2]GNIS feature ID0766228

Platte Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 426.^[3]

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.

The streams of Clear Creek and Hickory Creek run through this township.

Platte Township contains two airports: Fairbanks Airport and Hannah Airport.

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Platte township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
^ "Andrew 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)