Salt River Township, Adair County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Salt River Township is one of ten townships
in Adair County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,046.
. It contains two cemeteries: Brashear and Paultown.
The streams of Battle Creek, Brushy Fork, Hog Branch, Lost Creek, Steer Creek and Timber Branch run through this township.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Adair County
Adair County, Missouri
Adair County is a county located in northeast Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,607. Its county seat is Kirksville. The county was organized in 1841 and is named in honor of Kentucky Governor John Adair....
, 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 1,046.
Geography
Salt River Township covers an area of 56.17 square miles (145.5 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, BrashearBrashear, Missouri
Brashear is a city in Salt River Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 273 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brashear is located at...
. It contains two cemeteries: Brashear and Paultown.
The streams of Battle Creek, Brushy Fork, Hog Branch, Lost Creek, Steer Creek and Timber Branch run through this township.