Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Saling 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 Km2:203.51
Area Land Km2:202.92
Area Water Km2:0.59
Area Water Percent:0.29
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1472
Population Density Km2:7.3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:257
Elevation Ft:843
Coordinates:39.2842°N -92.1697°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-65432[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766245

Saling Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,472.[3]

History

Saling Township was organized in 1837, taking its name from Saling Creek.[4]

Geography

Saling Township covers an area of 203.5km2 and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains four cemeteries, Macedonia, Applemans Chapel, Pleasant Grove and Mount Pisgah.

Larrabee Lake is within this township. The streams of Big Creek and Boat Branch run through this township.

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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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saling township, Audrain County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212161302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900765432. 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.