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Shell Knob Township, Barry County, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 093°37′42″W / 36.62194°N 93.62833°W / 36.62194; -93.62833
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Shell Knob Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 093°37′42″W / 36.62194°N 93.62833°W / 36.62194; -93.62833
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBarry
Area
 • Total
39 sq mi (101.01 km2)
 • Land36.92 sq mi (95.63 km2)
 • Water2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2)  5.33%
Elevation
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1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,181
 • Density32/sq mi (12.3/km2)
FIPS code29-67250[2]
GNIS feature ID0766269[1]

Shell Knob Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,181.

Some say the namesake Shell Knob has the name of one Mr. Shell, an early settler, while others believe deposits of shell fossils caused the name to be selected.[3]

Geography

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Shell Knob Township covers an area of 39 square miles (100 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Epperly Memorial.

The streams of Big Creek, Carter Branch, Cedar Branch, Kings River and Mill Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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Shell Knob Township contains one airport or landing strip, Turkey Mountain Estates Airport.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shell Knob Township, Barry County, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "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)

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