Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri

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Saline Township
Township
Map highlighting Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri.svg
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°54′22″N92°34′22″W / 38.90611°N 92.57278°W / 38.90611; -92.57278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Cooper
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/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
65068, 65233, 65287
GNIS feature ID 0766538

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

Contents

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.)

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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)
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