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Flat Creek Township
Township
Location in Barry County, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barry
Area
 • Total 53.31 sq mi (138.07 km2)
 • Land 53.3 sq mi (138.05 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation
1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 5,462
 • Density 102.5/sq mi (39.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-24436
GNIS feature ID 0766255

Flat Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,462.

Flat Creek was organized in 1844, taking its name from Flat Creek.

Geography

Flat Creek Township covers an area of 53.31 square miles (138.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cassville (the county seat). It contains six cemeteries: Corinth, Horner, Oak Hill, Pilant, Quaker and Russell.

Transportation

Flat Creek Township contains one airport or landing strip, Cassville Municipal Airport.

Notable people

  • Don Johnson – actor, producer, director, singer and songwriter.
  • Curtis F. Marbut – director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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