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Black River Township, Butler County, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°53′11″N 090°26′47″W / 36.88639°N 90.44639°W / 36.88639; -90.44639
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Black River Township
Coordinates: 36°53′11″N 090°26′47″W / 36.88639°N 90.44639°W / 36.88639; -90.44639
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Area
 • Total51.35 sq mi (133 km2)
 • Land51.29 sq mi (132.83 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.12%
Elevation410 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,665
 • Density29/sq mi (11.2/km2)
FIPS code29-06076[2]
GNIS feature ID0766350[1]

Black River Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,665.[3]

Geography

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Black River Township covers an area of 51.35 square miles (133.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains eight cemeteries: Black River, Davidson, Harwell, Keele, Magill, Military Crossing, Nunley and Three Springs.

The streams of Aldridge Creek, Hartman Creek, Powers Creek, Swift Creek and Widow Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River Township, Butler County, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016.
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