Epps Township | |
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Coordinates: 36°48′38″N 090°33′07″W / 36.81056°N 90.55194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Butler |
Area | |
• Total | 53.84 sq mi (139.45 km2) |
• Land | 53.79 sq mi (139.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) 0.1% |
Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,171 |
• Density | 48.3/sq mi (18.6/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-22492[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766353[1] |
Epps Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,171.
Epps Township was established in 1850, and named after Obadiah Epps, an early settler.[3]
Epps Township covers an area of 53.84 square miles (139.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Houts, Kearbey (Kearbey Chapel Cemetery) and Sparkman.
The streams of Beehole Branch, Camp Branch, Crooked Branch, Goose Creek, Harmon Branch, Hurricane Creek, Procter Branch and Ten Mile Creek run through this township.