Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri

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Prairie Township
Map highlighting Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°15′44″N091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W / 39.26222; -91.69472 Coordinates: 39°15′44″N091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W / 39.26222; -91.69472
Country United States
State Missouri
County Audrain
Area
  Total79.02 sq mi (204.65 km2)
  Land78.69 sq mi (203.80 km2)
  Water0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)  0.42%
Elevation
[1]
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total932
  Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-59474 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766244

Prairie Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 932. [3]

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History

Prairie Township was established in 1837. [4] The township was named for prairie landscape within its borders. [5]

Geography

Prairie Township covers an area of 79.0 square miles (204.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Laddonia. It contains three cemeteries: Bean Creek, Eubank and Unity.

The streams of Bean Creek, Hazel Creek, Littleby Creek, Sandy Creek, Talleys Branch, Tattys Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Prairie Township contains one airport or landing strip, Schlemmer Airport.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prairie township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. 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}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  204.