Bourbon Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Bourbon Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°54′33″N 092°05′54″W / 38.90917°N 92.09833°W / 38.90917; -92.09833Coordinates: 38°54′33″N 092°05′54″W / 38.90917°N 92.09833°W / 38.90917; -92.09833
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total 43.23 sq mi (111.97 km2)
 • Land 42.74 sq mi (110.69 km2)
 • Water 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)  1.13%
Elevation[1] 860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,059
 • Density 48/sq mi (18/km2)
FIPS code 29-07516[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766371

Bourbon Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,059.[3]

Bourbon Township was established in 1825, and named after Bourbon County, Kentucky.[4]

Geography

Bourbon Township covers an area of 43.23 square miles (112.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Mount Olivet and White Cloud.

Reeds Lake is within this township. The stream of Owl Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Bourbon township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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