Fairview Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Caldwell County,
Missouri
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, and is part of the
Kansas City metropolitan area
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with the
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 161.
History
Fairview Township was established on November 4th, 1869,
and named after a school of the same name within its borders.
Geography
Fairview Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements.
The streams of
Dead Oak Branch, Flat Creek, Panther Creek and Turkey Creek run through this township.
References
External links
US-Counties.com
Townships in Caldwell County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
1869 establishments in Missouri
Populated places established in 1869
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