Missouri Township, Boone County, Missouri
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Missouri Township | |
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 Interactive map of Missouri Township | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′24″N 92°22′13″W / 38.95657°N 92.37020°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.5 sq mi (281 km2) |
| • Land | 107.6 sq mi (279 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 63,334 |
| • Density | 588.6/sq mi (227.3/km2) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS Feature ID | 766333 |
Missouri Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 63,334.[2] The township is western half of the City of Columbia making it the most populous township in Boone County.
Missouri Township was established in 1822.[3] Settled mainly by settlers from the upland south (Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee), the township was named after the Missouri River, to which the township originally extended. The Columbia Cemetery and a small part of the original town plat lie in Missouri township.
