Clear Creek Township, Cooper County, Missouri

Township in the U.S. state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

38°51′57″N 92°59′15″W / 38.86583°N 92.98750°W / 38.86583; -92.98750Country

United StatesState

MissouriCountyCooperArea

• Total50.44 sq mi (130.64 km²) • Land50.32 sq mi (130.34 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.23%Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2000)

• Total439 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

65276, 65348

GNIS feature ID0766529

Clear Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 439.^[1]

Clear Creek Township was named after the creek of the same name within its borders.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clear Creek Township covers an area of 50.44 square miles (130.64 square kilometers); of this, 50.32 square miles (130.34 square kilometers, 99.77 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers, 0.23 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

Harriston at 38°50′04″N 92°56′54″W / 38.834465°N 92.948251°W / 38.834465; -92.948251
Hoffman at 38°50′37″N 92°56′43″W / 38.843632°N 92.945195°W / 38.843632; -92.945195
Pleasant Green at 38°48′22″N 92°57′46″W / 38.806131°N 92.962696°W / 38.806131; -92.962696

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Corioli at 38°54′15″N 92°59′21″W / 38.904187°N 92.989084°W / 38.904187; -92.989084

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Blackwater Township (north)
Pilot Grove Township (northeast)
Palestine Township (east)
Lebanon Township (southeast)
Otterville Township (south)
Bowling Green Township, Pettis County (southwest)
Heath Creek Township, Pettis County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lamine and Sowers.

Major highways

Interstate 70
U.S. Route 40
Route 135

Lakes

Goose Lake

School districts

Otterville R-Vi
Pilot Grove C-4
Smithton R-Vi

Political districts

Missouri's 6th congressional district
State House District 117
State Senate District 21

Notable people

Clark Griffith, baseball pitcher, manager, and team owner.

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States National Atlas

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 12, 2009.
^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)