Cuivre Township, Audrain County, Missouri

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Cuivre Township
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Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 091°30′10″W / 39.29667°N 91.50278°W / 39.29667; -91.50278Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 091°30′10″W / 39.29667°N 91.50278°W / 39.29667; -91.50278
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAudrain
Area
 • Total112.56 sq mi (291.54 km2)
 • Land111.85 sq mi (289.70 km2)
 • Water0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)  0.63%
Elevation764 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[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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