Prairie Home Township, Cooper County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Prairie Home Township is one of fourteen townships
in Cooper County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 554.
, Prairie Home Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.97 square miles (85.39 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 554.
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...
, Prairie Home Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.97 square miles (85.39 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
- Saline TownshipSaline Township, Cooper County, MissouriSaline Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 687.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Saline Township covers an area of 47.94 square miles ; of this, 46.71 square miles is land and 1.23 square miles...
(north) - Linn Township, Moniteau County (east)
- North Moniteau TownshipNorth Moniteau Township, Cooper County, MissouriNorth Moniteau Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 182.-Geography:...
(southwest) - 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...
(west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Ellis, Harris, New Salem, Providence and Robison.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