Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri

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Saling Township
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Coordinates: 39°17′03″N092°10′11″W / 39.28417°N 92.16972°W / 39.28417; -92.16972
Country United States
State Missouri
County Audrain
Area
  Total
78.58 sq mi (203.51 km2)
  Land78.35 sq mi (202.92 km2)
  Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)  0.29%
Elevation
[1]
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
1,472
  Density19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
FIPS code 29-65432 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766245

Saling Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,472. [3]

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History

Saling Township was organized in 1837, taking its name from Saling Creek. [4]

Geography

Saling Township covers an area of 78.6 square miles (203.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains four cemeteries, Macedonia, Applemans Chapel, Pleasant Grove and Mount Pisgah.[ citation needed ]

Larrabee Lake is within this township. The streams of Big Creek and Boat Branch run through this township.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saling 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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)