Cuivre Township, Audrain County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Cuivre Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Audrain
Area Total Km2:291.54
Area Land Km2:289.70
Area Water Km2:1.84
Area Water Percent:0.63
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:5125
Population Density Km2:17.7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:233
Elevation Ft:764
Coordinates:39.2967°N -91.5028°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-17686[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766241

Cuivre Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,125.[3]

Cuivre Township takes its name from Cuivre Creek.[4]

Geography

Cuivre Township covers an area of 291.5km2 and contains two incorporated settlements: Farber and Vandalia. It contains five cemeteries: Edwards, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Farber, Fike and Payne.

The streams of Bear Slough, Hickory Creek and Lost Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Cuivre Township contained one airport or landing strip, Vandalia Airpark, which has since been plowed and used for farmland by the owner.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cuivre township, Audrain County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162501/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900717686. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070915/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_audrain.html . 24 June 2016 .