Salt Pond Township is an inactive township in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Saline County is a county located along the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,370. Its county seat is Marshall. The county was established November 25, 1820, and named for the region's salt springs.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
The two principle settlements in the township are Sweet Springs and Emma. Emma is on the border with Freedom Township in Lafayette County. [2] The principle waterway in the township is the Blackwater River, with its major tributary, Davis Creek. [3] The northernmost part of the Perry Memorial Conservation Area is located in Salt Pond Township.
Sweet Springs is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States, along the Blackwater River. The population was 1,484 at the 2010 census.
Emma is a city in Lafayette and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 233 at the 2010 census.
Freedom Township is an inactive township in Lafayette County, Missouri.
Salt Pond Township was established on November 25, 1820 when Saline County was created, and it was named for the numerous brine springs in the area; but it was not formally organized until May 1834. [4] The first European settlement in the township was in 1817 by Edward Reavis who established his family and retainers about four miles north of present-day Sweet Springs, where he engaged in salt mining. [5]
A brine spring or salt spring is a saltwater spring.
