Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri

38°54′22″N 92°34′22″W / 38.90611°N 92.57278°W / 38.90611; -92.57278Country United StatesState MissouriCountyCooperArea • Total47.94 sq mi (124.16 km²) • Land46.71 sq mi (120.98 km²) • Water1.23 sq mi (3.18 km²)  2.56%Elevation581 ft (177 m)Population • Total840 • Density18.2/sq mi (7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766538

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

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

• Wooldridge

Unincorporated towns

• Overton at 38°56′52″N 92°34′35″W / 38.947811°N 92.576296°W / 38.947811; -92.576296
• Pleasant Grove at 38°52′07″N 92°33′07″W / 38.868643°N 92.551854°W / 38.868643; -92.551854

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Moniteau Township, Howard County (north)
• Katy Township, Boone County (northeast)
• Linn Township, Moniteau County (southeast)
• Prairie Home Township (south)
• Clark Fork Township (southwest)
• Boonville Township (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• Missouri Route 87

School districts

• Boonville School District
• Prairie Home R-V School District

Political districts

• Missouri's 6th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State Senate District 21

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com