Neely Township, Butler County, Missouri

Neely Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates: 36°33′47″N 090°31′06″W / 36.56306°N 90.51833°W / 36.56306; -90.51833Coordinates: 36°33′47″N 090°31′06″W / 36.56306°N 90.51833°W / 36.56306; -90.51833
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Butler
Area
– Total	59.9 sq mi (155.15 km2)
– Land	59.86 sq mi (155.05 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.06%
Elevation[1]	302 ft (92 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,259
– Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
FIPS code	29-51392[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766355

Neely Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,259.

Geography

Neely Township covers an area of 59.9 square miles (155 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Neelyville. It contains seven cemeteries: Crab, Harris Ridge, Lutz, Neeleyville, Roberts, Sheely and Sims.

The streams of Big Cane Creek, Cane Creek, Cope Branch, Fox Branch and Gaines Slough run through this township.

Transportation

Neely Township contains one airport or landing strip: Wattle Landing Strip.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com