Cuivre Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

39°17′48″N 091°30′10″W / 39.29667°N 91.50278°W / 39.29667; -91.50278CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyAudrainArea

• Total112.56 sq mi (291.54 km²) • Land111.85 sq mi (289.70 km²) • Water0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²) 0.63%Elevation

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764 ft (233 m)Population

(2010)

• Total5,125 • Density46/sq mi (17.7/km²)FIPS code29-17686^[2]GNIS feature ID0766241

Cuivre Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,125.^[3]

Cuivre Township takes its name from Cuivre Creek.^[4]

Geography

Cuivre Township covers an area of 112.5 square miles (291.5 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Farber and Vandalia. It contains five cemeteries: Edwards, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Farber, Fike and Payne.

The streams of Bear Slough, Hickory Creek and Lost Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Cuivre Township contained one airport or landing strip, Vandalia Airpark, which has since been plowed and used for farmland by the owner.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cuivre township, Audrain County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)