Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Prairie Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°WCoordinates: 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 km^2)
• Land	78.69 sq mi (203.80 km^2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km^2)  0.42%
Elevation[1]	774 ft (236 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	932
• Density	12/sq mi (4.6/km^2)
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

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): Prairie 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.
5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 204.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com