Newport Township is a

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in Barton County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 354. The township takes its name from

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Geography

Newport Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the

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, it contains one cemetery, Cook. The streams of Cold Branch and Painter Branch run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Barton County, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{BartonCountyMO-geo-stub