Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222°N 91.69472°W / 39.26222; -91.69472CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyAudrainArea

• Total79.02 sq mi (204.65 km²) • Land78.69 sq mi (203.80 km²) • Water0.33 sq mi (0.85 km²) 0.42%Elevation

^[1]

774 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

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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
^ "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.