Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri
Prairie Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Audrain |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.02 sq mi (204.65 km2) |
| • Land | 78.69 sq mi (203.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 0.42% |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 932 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (4.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-86374[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766244 |
Prairie Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 932.[3]
History
[edit]Prairie Township was established in 1837.[4] The township was named for prairie landscape within its borders.[5]
Geography
[edit]Prairie Township covers an area of 79.0 square miles (204.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Laddonia. It contains three cemeteries: Bean Creek, Eubank and Unity.
The streams of Bean Creek, Hazel Creek, Littleby Creek, Sandy Creek, Talleys Branch, Tattys Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.
Transportation
[edit]Prairie Township contains one airport or landing strip, Schlemmer Airport.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prairie township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "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) - ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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