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Prairie Home Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 554.[1]

Prairie Home Township
Township
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°49′41″N 92°35′30″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
• Total	33 sq mi (85.46 km2)
• Land	32.97 sq mi (85.39 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	554
• Density	16.8/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	65068, 65233, 65287
GNIS feature ID	0766537

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Home Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.97 square miles (85.39 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Prairie Home

Adjacent townships

• Saline Township (north)
• Linn Township, Moniteau County (east)
• North Moniteau Township (southwest)
• Clark Fork Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Ellis, Harris, New Salem, Providence and Robison.

Major highways

• Missouri Route 87

School districts

• Boonville School District
• Prairie Home R-V School District

Political districts

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

References

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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