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Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°40′42″N 093°51′43″W / 36.67833°N 93.86194°W / 36.67833; -93.86194
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Flat Creek Township
Location in Barry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°40′42″N 093°51′43″W / 36.67833°N 93.86194°W / 36.67833; -93.86194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBarry
Area
 • Total53.31 sq mi (138.07 km2)
 • Land53.3 sq mi (138.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,462
 • Density102.5/sq mi (39.6/km2)
FIPS code29-24436[2]
GNIS feature ID0766255

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 was organized in 1844, taking its name from Flat Creek.[3]

Geography

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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

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Flat Creek Township contains one airport or landing strip, Cassville Municipal Airport.

Notable people

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  • Don Johnson – actor, producer, director, singer and songwriter.
  • Curtis F. Marbut – director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

References

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  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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