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

Saline Township, Missouri
Civil Township
Location of Perry County
Coordinates: 37°49′02″N 89°56′06″W[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

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 and 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 living 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.[4][6]

Other Saline Townships

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

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