Wilson Township, Audrain County, Missouri

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Wilson Township
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Coordinates: 39°11′22″N092°01′57″W / 39.18944°N 92.03250°W / 39.18944; -92.03250 Coordinates: 39°11′22″N092°01′57″W / 39.18944°N 92.03250°W / 39.18944; -92.03250
Country United States
State Missouri
County Audrain
Area
  Total136.71 sq mi (354.09 km2)
  Land135.93 sq mi (352.07 km2)
  Water0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)  0.57%
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,633
  Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-80152 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766248

Wilson Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,633. [3]

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History

Wilson Township was established in 1837. [4] The township has the name of Daniel Wilson, a pioneer settler. [5]

Geography

Wilson Township covers an area of 136.7 square miles (354.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Skull Lick.

The streams of Big Branch, Goodwater Creek, Hitt Branch, Mayes Branch and Possum Walk Creek run through this township.

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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): Wilson 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.
  5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  204.