Saline township is a subdivision of

Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (French: Ste-Geneviève), is a County (United States), county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the p ...

, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.

Name

The township was named after Saline Creek which flows through the township.The State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste.Genevieve County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html

History

Saline township was one of the two original townships in Ste. Genevieve County. Originally, Saline township had stretched from the western portion of the county over to the

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, but was eventually divided into smaller townships, leaving present-day Saline township situated in the southwestern part of Ste. Genevieve County.

Populated places

There are several unincorporated communities in Saline township. * Avon *

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* Coffman The township also contains four churches: Bethel Methodist, Pine Log Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Silver Point Church, and Stone Methodist Church, as well as the following cemeteries: Haney, Jackson, Mayberry, Pine Log, Pleasant Hill, and Stone Church.

Geography

Saline township is located in the western portion of Ste. Genevieve County. A number of streams run through the township: Bidwell Creek, Bloom Creek, Coldwater Creek, Greasy Creek, Madden Creek, North Jonca Creek, Pickle Creek, South Fork Jonca Creek, and Womack Branch. The following lakes are found in the township: Brands Lake, Lake Kal-Tatri, Number 211 Reservoir, Number 210 Reservoir, Pineview Lake, Rainbow Lake.

Demographics

2000 census

The 2000 census shows Saline township consisting of 1,109 individuals. The racial makeup of the town was 1,105 (99.6%)

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, 0 (0%)

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, 10 (0.9%) Native American and Alaska Native, 0 (0%)

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, and 1 (0.9%) from two or more races.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 970 people, with a

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of 10 per square mile residing in the township. Males number 565, making up (50.9%) of the population, while females number 544 and make up (49.1%). The median age for men is 44 years and for women is 47. The racial makeup of the town was 953 (98.25%)

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, 1 (0.1%)

, 2 (0.21%) Native Americans and Alaska Native, 0

, and 7 (0.72%) from other races/two or more races. The average household size 2.72 persons. The estimated median household income in 2009 was $45,498 ($38,160 in 1999). 12.6% of the population lives below the poverty level.Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf

Other Saline townships

The

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

References

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