Salem Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Country United States

Elevation

^[2]

860 ft (260 m)

FIPS code29-06165198^[1]

Salem Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°05′43″N 94°02′21″W / 40.0952366°N 94.0391561°W / 40.0952366; -94.0391561
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Daviess
Area [1]
• Total	36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	36.14 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)  0.69%
Elevation [2]	860 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	440
• Density	12.2/sq mi (4.7/km2)
FIPS code	29-06165198[1]
GNIS feature ID	766587[2]

Salem Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 440.^[3]

Salem Township was established in 1859.^[4] The town of Coffey was originally settled in 1856 and called Salem.^[5]