Centralia Township, Boone County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°11′50″N 92°09′11″W / 39.19732°N 92.15312°W / 39.19732; -92.15312^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyBooneArea

• Total30.6 sq mi (79 km²) • Land30.5 sq mi (79 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Population

(2012)

• Total4,674 • Density150/sq mi (59/km²)Area code573GNIS Feature ID766331

Centralia Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 4,674.^[2] The township is dominated by the railroad city of Centralia for which it is named.

History

Centralia Township was established in 1874.^[3]

Geography

Centralia Township covers an area of 30.6 square miles (79 km²) and is located in the extreme northeast corner of Boone County. The township contains one incorporated settlement: Centralia. Though the township primarily drains into the Missouri River the extreme northern part drains into the Mississippi River via the Salt River.

References

^ "Township of Centralia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
^ "Centralia township, Boone County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)