Pilot Grove Township is one of fourteen

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in Cooper County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,134.

Geography

According to the

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, Pilot Grove Township covers an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 square kilometers); of this, 35.94 square miles (93.09 square kilometers, 99.35 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.61 square kilometers, 0.65 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Pilot Grove

Unincorporated towns

* Chouteau Springs at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Lamine Township (north) * Boonville Township (east) * Palestine Township (southeast) * Clear Creek Township (southwest) * Blackwater Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Mount Vernon, Pleasant Hill, Saint Joseph, and Saint Martin's in Chouteau Springs.

Major highways

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* U.S. Route 40 * Route 41 * Route 135

School districts

* Boonville School District * Pilot Grove C-4

Political districts

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* State House District 117 * State Senate District 21

Notable people

* America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), educator and missionary

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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