Mirabile Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

Mirabile Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362. Mirabile is also the name of the school district.

Mirabile Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°39′52″N 094°08′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCaldwell
Area
 • Total35.82 sq mi (92.77 km2)
 • Land35.76 sq mi (92.62 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.17%
Elevation928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total362
 • Density10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64671
Area code(s)660
FIPS code29-48872[2]
GNIS feature ID0766367

History

Mirabile is derived from a Latin word meaning "wonderful".[3]

Geography

Mirabile Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Hill, Morris and Paxton.

The streams of Brushy Creek, Plum Creek, Sheep Creek and Willow Branch run through this township.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 266.


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