Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri
Prairie Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Audrain |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.02 sq mi (204.65 km2) |
| • Land | 78.69 sq mi (203.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 0.42% |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 932 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (4.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-59474[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766244 |
Prairie Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 932.[3]
History
Prairie Township was established in 1837.[4] The township was named for prairie landscape within its borders.[5]
Geography
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
Prairie Township contains one airport or landing strip, Schlemmer Airport.
References
- ^ "Township of Prairie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prairie township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "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) - ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.
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