Prairie Home Township, Cooper County, Missouri

Prairie Home Township
Township
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°49′41″N 92°35′30″W / 38.82806°N 92.59167°WCoordinates: 38°49′41″N 92°35′30″W / 38.82806°N 92.59167°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
• Total	33 sq mi (85.46 km^2)
• Land	32.97 sq mi (85.39 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	554
• Density	16.8/sq mi (6.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	65068, 65233, 65287
GNIS feature ID	0766537

Prairie Home Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 554.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Home Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.97 square miles (85.39 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Prairie Home

Adjacent townships

• Saline Township (north)
• Linn Township, Moniteau County (east)
• North Moniteau Township (southwest)
• Clark Fork Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Ellis, Harris, New Salem, Providence and Robison.

Major highways

• Missouri Route 87

School districts

• Boonville School District
• Prairie Home R-V School District

Political districts

• Missouri's 6th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State Senate District 21

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com