Prairie Township, Audrain County, Missouri

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Prairie Township
Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 091°41′41″W / 39.26222, -91.69472
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Audrain
Area
- Total	79 sq mi (204.6 km²)
- Land	78.84 sq mi (204.19 km²)
- Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km²)  0.21%
Elevation [1]	774 ft (236 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,056
- Density	13.4/sq mi (5.2/km²)
FIPS code	29-59474[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766244

Prairie Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,056.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Prairie Township covers an area of 79 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Laddonia. It contains three cemeteries: Bean Creek, Eubank and Unity.

The streams of Bean Creek, Hazel Creek, Littleby Creek, Sandy Creek, Talleys Branch, Tattys Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Prairie Township contains one airport or landing strip, Schlemmer Airport.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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