Saline Township is one of fourteen townships

Civil township

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 in Cooper County

Cooper County, Missouri

Cooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.-Geography:According to the 2000...

, Missouri

Missouri

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, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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, its population was 687.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Saline Township covers an area of 47.94 square miles (124.16 square kilometers); of this, 46.71 square miles (120.98 square kilometers, 97.44 percent) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.18 square kilometers, 2.56 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Overton at 38.9478111°N 92.5762964°W
• Pleasant Grove at 38.8686431°N 92.5518539°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Moniteau Township, Howard County (north)
• Katy Township, Boone County (northeast)
• Linn Township, Moniteau County (southeast)
• Prairie Home Township
  Prairie Home Township, Cooper County, Missouri
  Prairie Home Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 554.-Geography:...
  
   (south)
• Clark Fork Township
  Clark Fork Township, Cooper County, Missouri
  Clark Fork Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 598.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Clark Fork Township covers an area of 52.64 square miles ; of this, 52.6 square miles is land and 0.03 square...
  
   (southwest)
• Boonville Township
  Boonville Township, Cooper County, Missouri
  Boonville Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,898.-Geography:...
  
   (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 70
  Interstate 70
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• Missouri Route 87

Political districts

• Missouri's 6th congressional district
  Missouri's 6th congressional district
  Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in rural northwest Missouri. Its largest voting population is centered in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of St. Joseph. The district includes all of Kansas City north of the Missouri River...
  
  
• State House District 117
• State Senate District 21

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com