Cuivre Township, Audrain County, Missouri

Cuivre Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 091°30′10″W / 39.29667°N 91.50278°W / 39.29667; -91.50278Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 091°30′10″W / 39.29667°N 91.50278°W / 39.29667; -91.50278
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Audrain
Area
– Total	112.51 sq mi (291.39 km2)
– Land	111.96 sq mi (289.99 km2)
– Water	0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)  0.48%
Elevation[1]	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	5,285
– Density	47.2/sq mi (18.2/km2)
FIPS code	29-17686[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766241

Cuivre Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,285.

Geography

Cuivre Township covers an area of 112.51 square miles (291.4 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Farber and Vandalia. It contains five cemeteries: Edwards, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Farber, Fike and Payne.

The streams of Bear Slough, Hickory Creek and Lost Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Cuivre Township contains one airport or landing strip, Vandalia Airpark.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com