Saline township | |
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 Location of Ste. Genevieve County | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′51″N90°11′46″W / 37.76415°N 90.19602°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ste. Genevieve |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.2 sq mi (280 km2) |
| • Land | 107.8 sq mi (279 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) |
| GNIS Feature ID | 767327 |
Saline township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
The township was named after Saline Creek which flows through the township. [2]
Saline township was one of the two original townships in Ste. Genevieve County. Originally, Saline township had stretched from the western portion of the county over to the Mississippi River, but was eventually divided into smaller townships, leaving present-day Saline township situated in the southwestern part of Ste. Genevieve County. [3]
There are several unincorporated communities in Saline township.
The township also contains four churches: Bethel Methodist, Pine Log Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Silver Point Church, and Stone Methodist Church, as well as the following cemeteries: Haney, Jackson, Mayberry, Pine Log, Pleasant Hill, and Stone Church. [4] [5] [6]
Saline township is located in the western portion of Ste. Genevieve County. A number of streams run through the township: Bidwell Creek, Bloom Creek, Coldwater Creek, Greasy Creek, Madden Creek, North Jonca Creek, Pickle Creek, South Fork Jonca Creek, and Womack Branch. The following lakes are found in the township: Brands Lake, Lake Kal-Tatri, Number 211 Reservoir, Number 210 Reservoir, Pineview Lake, Rainbow Lake. [7]
The 2000 census shows Saline township consisting of 1,109 individuals. [8] The racial makeup of the town was 1,105 (99.6%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 10 (0.9%) Native American and Alaska Native, 0 (0%) Asian, and 1 (0.9%) from two or more races.
As of the census of 2010, there were 970 people, with a population density of 10 per square mile residing in the township. Males number 565, making up (50.9%) of the population, while females number 544 and make up (49.1%). The median age for men is 44 years and for women is 47. The racial makeup of the town was 953 (98.25%) Whites, 1 (0.1%) African American, 2 (0.21%) Native Americans and Alaska Native, 0 Asian, and 7 (0.72%) from other races/two or more races. [9] [10] [11]
The average household size 2.72 persons. The estimated median household income in 2009 was $45,498 ($38,160 in 1999). 12.6% of the population lives below the poverty level. [12] [13] [14]
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five Saline townships in various counties of Missouri.
Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County, is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479. The largest city and county seat is Ste. Genevieve. The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812, and is named after the Spanish district once located in the region, after Saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, France.
Perry County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,956. Its county seat is Perryville. The county was officially organized on November 16, 1820 from Ste. Genevieve County and was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero of the War of 1812.
Bloomsdale is a city in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 639 at the 2020 census.
St. Mary is a city in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census.
Clearwater is an unincorporated community in Saline Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve on Missouri Supplemental Route W.
Coffman is an unincorporated community in Saline Township in southern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve.
Jackson Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Cinque Hommes is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
St. Marys is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Bois Brûlé is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Union is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Ozora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Ozora is located approximately eight miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
La Saline is an abandoned village located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. La Saline is located approximately six miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
Central Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, United States.
Saline Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Saint Michaels Township is a township in Madison County, Missouri, in the United States.
Beauvais Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
River aux Vases is a creek that rises in Union Township in western Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri and flows into the Mississippi River about two miles north of St. Marys, Missouri.
Union Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Ste. Genevieve Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |