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Platte Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates: 40°04′26″N 094°42′46″W / 40.07389°N 94.71278°W / 40.07389; -94.71278
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Andrew
Area
- Total	57.07 sq mi (147.82 km2)
- Land	57.01 sq mi (147.65 km2)
- Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.12%
Elevation [1]	965 ft (294 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	484
- Density	8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
FIPS code	29-58106[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766228

Platte Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 484.

Geography

Platte Township covers an area of 57.07 square miles (147.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rea.

The streams of Clear Creek and Hickory Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Platte Township contains two airports: Fairbanks Airport and Hannah Airport.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

Municipalities and communities of Andrew County, Missouri County seat: Savannah Cities Bolckow | Fillmore | Rea | Rosendale | Savannah Villages Amazonia | Cosby | Country Club Townships Benton | Clay | Empire | Jackson | Jefferson | Lincoln | Monroe | Nodaway | Platte | Rochester Unincorporated communities Helena | Nodaway