Salt River Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°10′34″N 091°53′45″W / 39.17611°N 91.89583°W / 39.17611; -91.89583
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Audrain
Area
• Total	111.70 sq mi (289.30 km2)
• Land	110.79 sq mi (286.94 km2)
• Water	0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)  0.82%
Elevation [1]	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	9,497
• Density	86/sq mi (33.1/km2)
FIPS code	29-65558[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766246

Salt River Township is one of eight townships in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,497.^[3]

Salt River Township was established in 1837, and named for a river of the same name within its borders.^[4]

Salt River Township covers an area of 111.7 square miles (289.3 km²). It contains part of one incorporated city, Mexico (the county seat). Unincorporated places include Champ, Francis (railroad station; formerly Felton), Molino (former post office), Ortiz (railroad station; formerly Doan, and also known as Ortiz Station), Salt River (former post office), and Young's Creek (former post office).

The streams of Brushy Branch, Fish Branch, Fivemile Creek, Little Skull Lick Creek, Middle Lick Creek and Skull Lick Creek run through this township.

There are four cemeteries in the township: Elmwood, Mount Zion, Saint Brendans and Trinity.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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