Saline Township is one of the eight

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located in

Perry County, Missouri Perry County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,956. Its county seat is Perryville. The county was officially organized on November 16, 1820 (effective ...

, in the United States of America.

Name

Saline Township was named for Saline Creek, which flows through the township. The creek's name comes from two natural salt springs which were used as a source of salt for Native American tribes and early French colonial settlers.The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html

History

Saline Township is situated in the northwestern part of Perry County. It was organized between 1850 and 1860. There is one village in Saline Township:

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Demographics

2010 Census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,610 people living in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.8%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.5% from

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.Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf There are 36 people per square mile (population density). The median age is 39.5. The US median is 37.3. 63.43% of people in Saline Township are married. 10.70% are divorced. The average household size is 2.67 people. 34.14% of people are married, with children. 9.41% have children, but are single.Bestplaces.net http://www.bestplaces.net/people/city/missouri/saline_township_%28perry_county%29

Other Saline Townships

The

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(GNIS) lists five Saline Townships in various counties of Missouri.

References

{{Perry County, Missouri Townships in Perry County, Missouri