Mountain Township, Barry County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

36°45′24″N 093°37′29″W / 36.75667°N 93.62472°W / 36.75667; -93.62472CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBarryArea

• Total34.89 sq mi (90.38 km²) • Land34.89 sq mi (90.38 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

1,017 ft (310 m)Population

(2000)

• Total299 • Density8.6/sq mi (3.3/km²)FIPS code29-50366^[2]GNIS feature ID0766263

Mountain Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 299.

Mountain Township was organized in 1846, and named for the hilly terrain within its borders.^[3]

Geography

Mountain Township covers an area of 34.89 square miles (90.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Carney and Doughty.

The stream of Carney Creek runs through this township.

References

^ "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.
^ "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)