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Lee Township, Platte County, Missouri

Lee Township
Farley Special Road District building at Stillings, Missouri in Lee Township.
Farley Special Road District building at Stillings, Missouri in Lee Township.
Coordinates: 39°18′38″N 94°51′30″W / 39.3106481°N 94.85828°W / 39.3106481; -94.85828
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyPlatte
Area
  Total
26.42 sq mi (68.4 km2)
  Land25.33 sq mi (65.6 km2)
  Water1.09 sq mi (2.8 km2)  4.13%
Elevation764 ft (233 m)
Population
  Total
679
  Density26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2)
FIPS code29-16541240[1]
GNIS feature ID767201[2]

Lee Township is a township in Platte County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 679.[3]

Lee Township was erected in 1839[4] and was named after General Robert E. Lee.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Township, Platte County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. Moser, Arthur Paul (1980). "Moser's Directory of Platte County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved June 24, 2026.