Black River Township, Butler County, Missouri

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Black River Township
Coordinates: 36°53′11″N 090°26′47″W / 36.88639, -90.44639
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Butler
Area
- Total	51.35 sq mi (133 km²)
- Land	51.29 sq mi (132.83 km²)
- Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²)  0.12%
Elevation [1]	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,488
- Density	29/sq mi (11.2/km²)
FIPS code	29-06076[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766350

Black River Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,488.

[edit] Geography

Black River Township covers an area of 51.35 square miles 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.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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