Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Saling Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°17′03″N 092°10′11″W / 39.28417°N 92.16972°W / 39.28417; -92.16972Coordinates: 39°17′03″N 092°10′11″W / 39.28417°N 92.16972°W / 39.28417; -92.16972
Country United States
State Missouri
County Audrain
Area
 • Total 78.58 sq mi (203.51 km2)
 • Land 78.35 sq mi (202.92 km2)
 • Water 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)  0.29%
Elevation[1] 843 ft (257 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,472
 • Density 19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
FIPS code 29-65432[2]
GNIS feature ID 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 78.6 square miles (203.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Mount Pisgah.

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

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saling township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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