Centralia Township, Boone County, Missouri
Township in Missouri, United States
39°11′50″N 92°09′11″W / 39.19732°N 92.15312°W / 39.19732; -92.15312[1] (2012)
Centralia Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 4,674.[2] The township is dominated by the railroad city of Centralia for which it is named.
History
Centralia Township was established in 1874.[3]
Geography
Centralia Township covers an area of 30.6 square miles (79 km2) and is located in the extreme northeast corner of Boone County. The township contains one incorporated settlement: Centralia. Though the township primarily drains into the Missouri River the extreme northern part drains into the Mississippi River via the Salt River.
References
- ^ "Township of Centralia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Centralia township, Boone County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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External links
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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Columbia
- Bourbon
- Cedar
- Centralia
- Columbia
- Katy
- Missouri
- Perche
- Rock Bridge
- Rocky Fork
- Three Creeks
communities
‡a small part of Centralia is in Audrain County
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