Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Palestine Township is one of fourteen townships
in Cooper County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 367.
, Palestine Township covers an area of 44.97 square miles (116.48 square kilometers); of this, 44.92 square miles (116.34 square kilometers, 99.88 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.13 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
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
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 367.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Palestine Township covers an area of 44.97 square miles (116.48 square kilometers); of this, 44.92 square miles (116.34 square kilometers, 99.88 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.13 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Bellair at 38.8330778°N 92.8443593°W
- SpeedSpeed, MissouriSpeed is an unincorporated town in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri, USA.-Geography:Speed is located at at an elevation of 669 feet....
at 38.8480789°N 92.8032467°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Boonville TownshipBoonville Township, Cooper County, MissouriBoonville Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,898.-Geography:...
(northeast) - Clark Fork TownshipClark Fork Township, Cooper County, MissouriClark 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...
(east) - Kelly TownshipKelly Township, Cooper County, MissouriKelly Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 676.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Kelly Township covers an area of 66.69 square miles ; of this, 66.61 square miles is land and 0.08 square miles Kelly...
(south) - Lebanon TownshipLebanon Township, Cooper County, MissouriLebanon Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 333.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Lebanon Township covers an area of 42.31 square miles .-Unincorporated towns:* New Lebanon at -Extinct...
(southwest) - Clear Creek TownshipClear Creek Township, Cooper County, MissouriClear Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 439.-Geography:...
(west) - Pilot Grove TownshipPilot Grove Township, Cooper County, MissouriPilot Grove Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,134.-Geography:...
(northwest)
Political districts
- Missouri's 6th congressional districtMissouri's 6th congressional districtMissouri'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