Black River Township, Butler County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Black River Township is one of ten townships
in Butler County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,488.
The streams of Aldridge Creek, Hartman Creek, Powers Creek, Swift Creek and Widow Creek run through this township.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Butler County
Butler County, Missouri
Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 42,794. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff. The county was officially organized from Wayne County on February...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,488.
Geography
Black River Township covers an area of 51.35 square miles (133 km²) 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.