Pleasant Ridge Township, Barry County, Missouri

Pleasant Ridge Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°54′01″N 093°47′19″W / 36.90028°N 93.78861°W / 36.90028; -93.78861Coordinates: 36°54′01″N 093°47′19″W / 36.90028°N 93.78861°W / 36.90028; -93.78861
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barry
Area
 • Total 19.34 sq mi (50.08 km2)
 • Land 19.34 sq mi (50.08 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[1] 1,480 ft (451 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 429
 • Density 22.2/sq mi (8.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-58484[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766266

Pleasant Ridge Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 429.

Pleasant Ridge Township was organized in 1887 and named for a ridge within its borders.[3]

Geography

Pleasant Ridge Township covers an area of 19.34 square miles (50.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Calton.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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