Summit Township, Callaway County, Missouri

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Summit Township
Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 092°06′25″W / 38.64444, -92.10694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 - Total 60.22 sq mi (155.96 km²)
 - Land 58.65 sq mi (151.9 km²)
 - Water 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km²)  2.61%
Elevation [1] 738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 7,971
 - Density 135.9/sq mi (52.5/km²)
FIPS code 29-71548[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766386

Summit Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,971.

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[edit] Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 60.22 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Holts Summit. It contains seven cemeteries: Bull, Harthill, Link, Meng, Mount Vernon, Stokes and Wallace.

The streams of Cedar Creek, Clifton Creek, Niemans Creek and Turkey Creek run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Summit Township contains one airport or landing strip, Jefferson City Memorial Airport.

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of
Callaway County, Missouri
County seat: Fulton
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