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Salt River Township, Adair County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°09′34″N 092°25′07″W / 40.15944°N 92.41861°W / 40.15944; -92.41861
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Salt River Township
Coordinates: 40°09′34″N 092°25′07″W / 40.15944°N 92.41861°W / 40.15944; -92.41861
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total56.16 sq mi (145.45 km2)
 • Land56.15 sq mi (145.43 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,043
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
FIPS code29-65540[2]
GNIS feature ID0766217

Salt River Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,043.[3] Salt River Township was named from one its principal streams.[4]

Geography

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Salt River Township covers an area of 56.1 square miles (145.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Brashear. It contains two cemeteries: Brashear and Paultown.

The streams of Battle Creek, Brushy Fork, Hog Branch, Lost Creek, Steer Creek and Timber Branch run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Salt River township, Adair County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 39.
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