Butterfield Township, Barry County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

36°44′51″N 093°54′43″W / 36.74750°N 93.91194°W / 36.74750; -93.91194CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBarryArea

• Total14.48 sq mi (37.51 km²) • Land14.48 sq mi (37.51 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

1,509 ft (460 m)Population

(2000)

• Total916 • Density63.3/sq mi (24.4/km²)FIPS code29-10162^[2]GNIS feature ID0766250

Butterfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 916.

The township has the name of Fredrick Butterfield, a railroad official.^[3]

Geography

Butterfield Township covers an area of 14.48 square miles (37.5 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Butterfield.

^ "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)