Prairie Home Township, Cooper County, Missouri

38°49′41″N 92°35′30″W / 38.82806°N 92.59167°W / 38.82806; -92.59167Country United StatesState MissouriCountyCooperArea • Total33 sq mi (85.46 km²) • Land32.97 sq mi (85.39 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)  0.08%Elevation850 ft (259 m)Population • Total554 • Density16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766537

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com