Official Name: | Rock Bridge Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Coordinates: | 38.8639°N -92.3846°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Boone |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Area Code: | 573 |
Blank Name: | GNIS Feature ID |
Rock Bridge Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012 census, its population was 2,729.[2] The township's major city is the village of McBaine.
Settled mainly by settlers from the upland south (Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee), the township was named after a natural karst formation located in today's Rock Bridge State Park. This area is rapidly urbanizing as the city of Columbia expands south.
Rock Bridge Township covers an area between the city of Columbia and the Missouri River. The township contains one incorporated settlement besides Columbia: McBaine. The unincorporated communities of Providence, Easley, and Pierpont are also within the bounds. The Little Boone Femme and Roche Perche Creeks empty into the Missouri River at the southeastern edge of the township. Providence River access, Cooper's Landing, Eagle Bluffs, and Rock Bridge State Park are all within the township. The area contains the most extensive karst features north of the Missouri River.