Summit Township, Callaway County, Missouri

Summit Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 092°06′25″W / 38.64444°N 92.10694°W / 38.64444; -92.10694Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 092°06′25″W / 38.64444°N 92.10694°W / 38.64444; -92.10694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total 60.22 sq mi (155.96 km2)
 • Land 58.65 sq mi (151.9 km2)
 • Water 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2)  2.61%
Elevation[1] 738 ft (225 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,873
 • Density 150/sq mi (57/km2)
FIPS code 29-71548[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766386

Summit Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,873.[3]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 60.22 square miles (156.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Holts Summit. It contains seven cemeteries: Bull, Harthill, Link, Meng, Mount Vernon, Stokes and Wallace.

The streams of Cedar Creek, Clifton Creek, Niemans Creek and Turkey Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Summit Township contains one airport or landing strip, Jefferson City Memorial Airport.

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. 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), Summit township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Retrieved October 31, 2011.


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