Saline Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Saline Township, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Location of Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′02″N 89°56′06″W / 37.81730°N 89.93500°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
• Total | 46 sq mi (119 km2) |
| • Land | 46 sq mi (118 km2) |
| • Water | 1 sq mi (1 km2) 0.84% |
| GNIS Feature ID | 767157 |
Name
editSaline Township was named for Saline Creek, which flows through the township. The creek's name comes from two natural salt springs which were used as a source of salt for Native American tribes and early French colonial settlers.[3]
History
editSaline Township is situated in the northwestern part of Perry County. It was organized between 1850 and 1860. There is one village in Saline Township: Lithium, and one CDP: Brewer.[3][4]
Demographics
edit2010 Census
editAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,610 people living in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.8% White, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races.[5][6] There are 36 people per square mile (population density). The median age is 39.5. The US median is 37.3. 63.43% of people in Saline Township are married. 10.70% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.67 people. 34.14% of people are married, with children. 9.41% have children, but are single.[5][7]
Other Saline Townships
editThe Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five Saline Townships in various counties of Missouri.
References
edit- ^ "Township of Saline". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "Saline township, Missouri state, USA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ a b The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ^ Walter A. Schroeder (2002). Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830. ISBN 9780826263063.
- ^ a b Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf
- ^ City-Data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Saline-Perry-MO.html
- ^ Bestplaces.net http://www.bestplaces.net/people/city/missouri/saline_township_%28perry_county%29