Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri

Saline Township, Missouri
Civil Township
Location of Perry County
Coordinates: 37°49′02″N 89°56′06″W / 37.81730°N 89.93500°W / 37.81730; -89.93500Coordinates: 37°49′02″N 89°56′06″W / 37.81730°N 89.93500°W / 37.81730; -89.93500[1]
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Perry
Area
• Total	46 sq mi (119 km2)
• Land	46 sq mi (118 km2)
• Water	1 sq mi (1 km2)  0.84%%
GNIS Feature ID	767157

Saline Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.

Name

Saline Township was named for Saline Creek, which flows through the township. The creek's name comes from two natural salt springs which were used as a source of salt for Native American tribes and early French colonial settlers.^[2]

History

Saline Township is situated in the northwestern part of Perry County. It was organized between 1850-1860. There is one village in Saline Township: Lithium, and one CDP: Brewer.^{[2] [3]}

Demographics

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,610 people residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.8% White, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races. ^{[4] [5]} There are 36 people per square mile (population density). The median age is 39.5. The US median is 37.3. 63.43% of people in Saline Township are married. 10.70% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.67 people. 34.14% of people are married, with children. 9.41% have children, but are single.^{[6] [7]}

Other Saline Townships

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five Saline Townships in various counties of Missouri.

References

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Perryville
Cities	Altenburg Frohna Perryville
Villages	Lithium Longtown
Townships	Bois Brule Brazeau Central Cinque Hommes St. Mary's Salem Saline Union
CDP	Biehle Brewer
Other unincorporated communities	Allen's Landing Apple Creek Barks Belgique Brazeau Claryville Corners Crosstown Eureka Farrar Friedenberg Highland McBride Menfro Millheim Old Appleton‡ Schalls Schumer Springs Sereno Silver Lake Uniontown Wittenberg Yount
Abandoned villages	Dresden Fenwick Settlement Friendlytown Giboney Le Grand Village Sauvage Pointrest Seelitz Seventy-Six Starlanding Tucker's Settlement
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties