Wilson Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°11′22″N 092°01′57″W / 39.18944°N 92.03250°W / 39.18944; -92.03250
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAudrain
Area
 • Total136.71 sq mi (354.09 km2)
 • Land135.93 sq mi (352.07 km2)
 • Water0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)  0.57%
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,633
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code29-80152[2]
GNIS feature ID0766248

Wilson Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,633.[3]

History

Wilson Township was established in 1837.[4] The township has the name of Daniel Wilson, a pioneer settler.[5]

Geography

Wilson Township covers an area of 136.7 square miles (354.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Skull Lick.

The streams of Big Branch, Goodwater Creek, Hitt Branch, Mayes Branch and Possum Walk Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wilson township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.


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