Crane Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Crane Creek Township
|settlement_type = Township
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_flag =
|image_seal =
|image_map = Map highlighting Crane Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri.svg
|mapsize =
|map_caption =
|image_map1 =
|mapsize1 =
|map_caption1 =
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Missouri
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Barry
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 73.02
|area_land_km2 = 73.02
|area_water_km2 = 0
|area_total_sq_mi = 28.19
|area_land_sq_mi = 28.19
|area_water_sq_mi = 0
|area_water_percent = 0
|population_as_of = 2000
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 923
|population_density_km2 = 12.6
|population_density_sq_mi = 32.7
|timezone =
|utc_offset =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
|elevation_m = 413
|elevation_ft = 1355
|coordinates = {{coord|36|53|16|N|093|38|27|W|region:US-MO|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 29-17092{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0766253 0766253]
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
Crane Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 923.
Crane Creek Township was organized in 1848, and named for nearby Crane Creek.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html |title=Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=30 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071806/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}
Geography
Crane Creek Township covers an area of {{convert|28.19|sqmi|km2}} and contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated community of Scholten, Missouri lies within its boundaries. It contains two cemeteries: Hilton and Mars Hill.
The stream of East Fork Jenkins Creek runs through this township.
References
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090205061611/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/missouri.html US-Counties.com]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Crane-Creek-Barry-MO.html City-Data.com]
{{Barry County, Missouri}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Townships in Barry County, Missouri
Category:Townships in Missouri
{{BarryCountyMO-geo-stub}}