Summary
Missouri Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 63,334.[2] The township is western half of the City of Columbia making it the most populous township in Boone County.
Missouri Township | |
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| Coordinates: 38°57′24″N 92°22′13″W / 38.95657°N 92.37020°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.5 sq mi (281 km2) |
| • Land | 107.6 sq mi (279 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 63,334 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS Feature ID | 766333 |
History edit
Missouri Township was established in 1822.[3] 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 edit
Missouri Township covers an area of 108.5 square miles (281 km2) 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 edit
- ^ "Township of Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Missouri township, Boone County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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External links edit
- City-Data.com