Official Name: | Missouri Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Coordinates: | 38.9566°N -92.3702°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Boone |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 108.5 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 107.6 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.9 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 63,334 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Area Code: | 573 |
Blank Name: | GNIS Feature ID |
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 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.
Missouri Township covers an area of 108.5sqmi 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.