Official Name: | Wayne Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bollinger |
Area Total Km2: | 282.07 |
Area Land Km2: | 281.9 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 108.91 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 108.84 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.06 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1299 |
Population Density Km2: | 19.20 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.93 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 137 |
Elevation Ft: | 449 |
Coordinates: | 37.1086°N -90.0731°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-77956[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766327 |
Wayne Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 1,415. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population had decreased to 1,299. Wayne Township covers an area of 108.91sqmi.
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 1,299 people living in the township. The population density was 11.93sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 740 housing units in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.15% Asian, and 0.54% from two or more races. Approximately 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The township contains one incorporated settlement: Zalma.
The township contains the unincorporated areas and historical communities of Arab, April Hills, Gipsy, Greenbrier, and Sturdivant.
The township contains the nine following cemeteries: Cato, Clubb, Cox, Eakers, Maddox, Mount Pleasant, Speer, Sturdivant, and White.
The streams of Bear Creek, Brush Creek, Cypress Slough, Jesse Creek, Lick Log Creek, Mitz Branch, Perkins Creek, Pond Creek, Slagle Creek, and Talley Branch flow through Wayne Township. Other bodies of water located in the township include the Castor River, Cypress Pond, the Headwater Diversion Channel, and Wonder (Sherman's) Lake.