Pilot Grove Township, Cooper County, Missouri

38°52′56″N 92°54′07″W / 38.88222°N 92.90194°W / 38.88222; -92.90194Country United StatesState MissouriCountyCooperArea • Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Land35.94 sq mi (93.09 km²) • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km²)  0.65%Elevation814 ft (248 m)Population • Total1,134 • Density31.6/sq mi (12.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766536

Pilot Grove Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,134.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pilot Grove Township covers an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 square kilometers); of this, 35.94 square miles (93.09 square kilometers, 99.35 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.61 square kilometers, 0.65 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Pilot Grove

Unincorporated towns

• Chouteau Springs at 38°55′30″N 92°53′42″W / 38.925023°N 92.894914°W / 38.925023; -92.894914

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Lamine Township (north)
• Boonville Township (east)
• Palestine Township (southeast)
• Clear Creek Township (southwest)
• Blackwater Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Mount Vernon, Pleasant Hill, Saint Joseph, and Saint Martin's in Chouteau Springs.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• Route 41
• Route 135

School districts

• Boonville School District
• Pilot Grove C-4

Political districts

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

Notable people

• America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), educator and missionary

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