Auxvasse Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Auxvasse Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 091°45′10″W / 38.76028°N 91.75278°W / 38.76028; -91.75278Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 091°45′10″W / 38.76028°N 91.75278°W / 38.76028; -91.75278
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total 90.89 sq mi (235.4 km2)
 • Land 89.2 sq mi (231.02 km2)
 • Water 1.69 sq mi (4.38 km2)  1.86%
Elevation[1] 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,000
 • Density 11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
FIPS code 29-02656[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766370

Auxvasse Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,000.[3]

History

Auxvasse Township was founded in 1826.[4] The township derives its name from Auxvasse Creek.[5]

Geography

Auxvasse Township covers an area of 90.89 square miles (235.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains nine cemeteries: Atterberry, Garrett, Holiness, Lawrence, Liberty, Old Salem, Oliver, Saint Patricks and Washington.

The streams of Eagle Creek, Little Tavern Creek, Logan Camp Branch, Logan Creek, Means Branch, Meyers Branch, Mollie Dozier Chute, Mud Creek and Tavern 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), Auxvasse township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "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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