Missouri Township is one of ten
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Boone County, Missouri
Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located the state's Mid-Missouri region, its county seat is in Columbia, which is Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 U.S ...
, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 63,334.
The township is western half of the City of
Columbia making it the most populous township in Boone County.
History
Missouri Township was established in 1822.
Settled mainly by settlers from the upland south (Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee), the township was named after the Missouri River, to which the township originally extended. The
Columbia Cemetery and a small part of the original town plat lie in Missouri township.
Geography
Missouri Township covers an area of and is located in the middle of Boone County between the Flat Branch and Roche Perche Creeks. The township contains only one incorporated settlement:
Columbia. Hinkson Creek, the Flat Branch and County House Branch flow through the township eventually feeding into the Roche Perche which forms the western border. The township is the most populous and urbanized in Boone County.
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Boone County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
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