Otterville Township, Cooper County, Missouri

Otterville Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°42′49″N 93°00′48″W / 38.71361°N 93.01333°W / 38.71361; -93.01333Coordinates: 38°42′49″N 93°00′48″W / 38.71361°N 93.01333°W / 38.71361; -93.01333
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
– Total	27.24 sq mi (70.56 km2)
– Land	27.24 sq mi (70.55 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	913
– Density	33.5/sq mi (12.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	65276, 65301, 65348
GNIS feature ID	0766534

Otterville Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 913.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Otterville Township covers an area of 27.24 square miles (70.56 square kilometers); of this, 27.24 square miles (70.55 square kilometers, 99.99 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Otterville

Unincorporated towns

• Clifton City at 38°45′53″N 93°02′29″W / 38.76474°N 93.0413102°W / 38.76474; -93.0413102

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Clear Creek Township (north)
• Lebanon Township (east)
• Richland Township, Morgan County (south)
• Smithton Township, Pettis County (southwest)
• Bowling Green Township, Pettis County (west)
• Heath Creek Township, Pettis County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Josephs and Shackleford.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 50
• Missouri Route 135

School districts

• Otterville R-Vi
• Pilot Grove C-4
• Smithton R-Vi

Political districts

• Missouri's 6th congressional district
• State House District 117
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 21
• State Senate District 28

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com