Salt River 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
Adair County,
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 1,043.
Salt River Township was named from one its principal streams.
Geography
Salt River Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,
Brashear. It contains two cemeteries: Brashear and Paultown.
The streams of Battle Creek, Brushy Fork, Hog Branch, Lost Creek, Steer Creek and Timber Branch run through this township.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Adair County, Missouri
Kirksville micropolitan area, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
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