Shell Knob Township, Barry County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

36°37′19″N 093°37′42″W / 36.62194°N 93.62833°W / 36.62194; -93.62833CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBarryArea

• Total39 sq mi (101.01 km²) • Land36.92 sq mi (95.63 km²) • Water2.08 sq mi (5.38 km²) 5.33%Elevation

^[1]

1,102 ft (336 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,181 • Density32/sq mi (12.3/km²)FIPS code29-67250^[2]GNIS feature ID0766269

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

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

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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)