Wilson Township, Audrain County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Wilson 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 Km2:354.09
Area Land Km2:352.07
Area Water Km2:2.03
Area Water Percent:0.57
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1633
Population Density Km2:4.6
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:250
Elevation Ft:820
Coordinates:39.1894°N -92.0325°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-80152[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766248

Wilson Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,633.[3]

History

Wilson Township was established in 1837.[4] The township has the name of Daniel Wilson, a pioneer settler.[5]

Geography

Wilson Township covers an area of 354.1km2 and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Skull Lick.

The streams of Big Branch, Goodwater Creek, Hitt Branch, Mayes Branch and Possum Walk Creek 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): Wilson township, Audrain County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212153252/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900780152. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070915/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_audrain.html . dead . 24 June 2016 . The State Historical Society of Missouri. 30 August 2016.
  5. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 204.