Cote Sans Dessein Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Cote Sans Dessein Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°38′18″N 092°00′07″W / 38.63833°N 92.00194°W / 38.63833; -92.00194Coordinates: 38°38′18″N 092°00′07″W / 38.63833°N 92.00194°W / 38.63833; -92.00194
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
  Total 48.82 sq mi (126.43 km2)
  Land 47.29 sq mi (122.49 km2)
  Water 1.52 sq mi (3.95 km2)  3.12%
Elevation[1] 551 ft (168 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,122
  Density 23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
FIPS code 29-16642[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766376

Cote Sans Dessein Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,122.[3]

Geography

Cote Sans Dessein Township covers an area of 48.82 square miles (126.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Farmer, High Hill, Middle River, Riverview, Thorp and Williams.

The streams of Cason Branch, Gallons Creek, Muddy Creek, Rivaux Creek, Rocky Branch and Sand Springs Branch run through this township.

History

Cote Sans Dessein Township was establiished in 1821, and named after the community of Cote Sans Dessein, Missouri.[4]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Cote Sans Dessein township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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