Saline Township is one of fourteen
townships
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in
Cooper County,
Missouri
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,
USA. As of the
2000 census, its population was 687.
Saline Township most likely takes its name from
Petite Saline Creek.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Saline Township covers an area of 47.94 square miles (124.16 square kilometers); of this, 46.71 square miles (120.98 square kilometers, 97.44 percent) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.18 square kilometers, 2.56 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Wooldridge
Unincorporated towns
*
Overton at
*
Pleasant Grove at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
Moniteau Township, Howard County (north)
*
Katy Township, Boone County (northeast)
*
Linn Township, Moniteau County (southeast)
*
Prairie Home Township (south)
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Clark Fork Township (southwest)
*
Boonville Township (west)
Major highways
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Interstate 70
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*
Missouri Route 87
School districts
* Boonville School District
* Prairie Home R-V School District
Political districts
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Missouri's 6th congressional district
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* State House District 117
* State Senate District 21
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Cooper County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri