Official Name: | Salt River 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: | 289.30 |
Area Land Km2: | 286.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 2.36 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.82 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 9497 |
Population Density Km2: | 33.1 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 242 |
Elevation Ft: | 794 |
Coordinates: | 39.1761°N -91.8958°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-65558[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766246 |
Salt River Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,497.[3]
Salt River Township was established in 1837, and named for a river of the same name within its borders.[4]
Salt River Township covers an area of 289.3km2. It contains part of one incorporated city, Mexico (the county seat). Unincorporated places include Champ, Francis (railroad station; formerly Felton), Molino (former post office), Ortiz (railroad station; formerly Doan, and also known as Ortiz Station), Salt River (former post office), and Young's Creek (former post office).
The streams of Brushy Branch, Fish Branch, Fivemile Creek, Little Skull Lick Creek, Middle Lick Creek and Skull Lick Creek run through this township.
There are four cemeteries in the township: Elmwood, Mount Zion, Saint Brendans and Trinity.