Epps Township, Butler County, Missouri

Epps Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°48′38″N 090°33′07″W / 36.81056°N 90.55194°W / 36.81056; -90.55194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Area
 • Total
53.84 sq mi (139.45 km2)
 • Land53.79 sq mi (139.31 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.1%
Elevation
[1]
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,171
 • Density48.3/sq mi (18.6/km2)
FIPS code29-22492[2]
GNIS feature ID0766353[1]

Epps Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,171.

Epps Township was established in 1850, and named after Obadiah Epps, an early settler.[3]

Geography

Epps Township covers an area of 53.84 square miles (139.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Houts, Kearbey (Kearbey Chapel Cemetery) and Sparkman.

The streams of Beehole Branch, Camp Branch, Crooked Branch, Goose Creek, Harmon Branch, Hurricane Creek, Procter Branch and Ten Mile Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epps Township, Butler County, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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