Jump to content

Salt River Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°10′34″N 091°53′45″W / 39.17611°N 91.89583°W / 39.17611; -91.89583
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by InternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs) at 02:55, 3 May 2018 (Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.5)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Salt River Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°10′34″N 091°53′45″W / 39.17611°N 91.89583°W / 39.17611; -91.89583
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAudrain
Area
 • Total111.70 sq mi (289.30 km2)
 • Land110.79 sq mi (286.94 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)  0.82%
Elevation
[1]
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9,497
 • Density86/sq mi (33.1/km2)
FIPS code29-65558[2]
GNIS feature ID0766246

Salt River Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,497.[3]

Salt River Township was established in 1837, and named for a river of the same name within its borders.[4]

Geography

Salt River Township covers an area of 111.7 square miles (289.3 km2). It contains part of one incorporated city, Mexico (the county seat). Unincorporated places include Champ, Francis (railroad station; formerly Felton), Molino (former post office), Ortiz (railroad station; formerly Doan, and also known as Ortiz Station), Salt River (former post office), and Young's Creek (former post office).

The streams of Brushy Branch, Fish Branch, Fivemile Creek, Little Skull Lick Creek, Middle Lick Creek and Skull Lick Creek run through this township.

There are four cemeteries in the township: Elmwood, Mount Zion, Saint Brendans and Trinity.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Salt River township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


Stub icon

This Audrain County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salt_River_Township,_Audrain_County,_Missouri&oldid=839388093"