Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri

Saline Township
Township
Location in Cooper County
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°54′22″N 92°34′22″W / 38.90611°N 92.57278°W / 38.90611; -92.57278
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyCooper
Area
 • Total
47.94 sq mi (124.16 km2)
 • Land46.71 sq mi (120.98 km2)
 • Water1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2)  2.56%
Elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2010)https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk
 • Total
840
 • Density18.2/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
65068, 65233, 65287
GNIS feature ID0766538

Saline Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 687.[1]

Saline Township most likely takes its name from Petite Saline Creek.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Saline Township covers an area of 47.94 square miles (124.16 square kilometers); of this, 46.71 square miles (120.98 square kilometers, 97.44 percent) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.18 square kilometers, 2.56 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

School districts

  • Boonville School District
  • Prairie Home R-V School District

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)