Kings Prairie Township, Barry County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

36°52′46″N 093°52′32″W / 36.87944°N 93.87556°W / 36.87944; -93.87556CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBarryArea

• Total28.74 sq mi (74.43 km²) • Land28.73 sq mi (74.41 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²) 0.03%Elevation

^[1]

1,440 ft (439 m)Population

(2000)

• Total968 • Density33.7/sq mi (13/km²)FIPS code29-38837^[2]GNIS feature ID0766257

Kings Prairie Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 968.

The namesake Kings Prairie was named after George W. King, a pioneer settler.^[3]

Geography

Kings Prairie Township covers an area of 28.74 square miles (74.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Goodnight and Henderson.

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)