Cedar Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Cedar Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°42′12″N 092°06′25″W / 38.70333°N 92.10694°W / 38.70333; -92.10694Coordinates: 38°42′12″N 092°06′25″W / 38.70333°N 92.10694°W / 38.70333; -92.10694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total 47.18 sq mi (122.2 km2)
 • Land 47.02 sq mi (121.79 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.34%
Elevation[1] 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,937
 • Density 62/sq mi (24/km2)
FIPS code 29-12160[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766374

Cedar Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,937.[3]

Cedar Township was established in 1824, and named after Cedar Creek.[4]

Geography

Cedar Township covers an area of 47.18 square miles (122.2 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Holts Summit and New Bloomfield. It contains nine cemeteries: Boyce, Cason, King, Mount Zion, Perry, Prospect, Providence, Saint Paul and Sheley.

The streams of Fitzhugh Branch, Kelly Branch, Lawson Branch, Murphy Branch, Murray Branch, Riley Branch, Skunk Creek and Town Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Cedar township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.


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