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Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W / 39.26222; -91.69472
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Prairie Township
Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W / 39.26222; -91.69472
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAudrain
Area
 • Total79.02 sq mi (204.65 km2)
 • Land78.69 sq mi (203.80 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)  0.42%
Elevation774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total932
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code29-59474[2]
GNIS feature ID0766244

Prairie Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 932.[3]

History

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Prairie Township was established in 1837.[4] The township was named for prairie landscape within its borders.[5]

Geography

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Prairie Township covers an area of 79.0 square miles (204.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Laddonia. It contains three cemeteries: Bean Creek, Eubank and Unity.

The streams of Bean Creek, Hazel Creek, Littleby Creek, Sandy Creek, Talleys Branch, Tattys Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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Prairie Township contains one airport or landing strip, Schlemmer Airport.

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): Prairie township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.
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