Pilot Grove Township
Township
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°52′56″N 92°54′07″W / 38.88222°N 92.90194°W / 38.88222; -92.90194
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
• Total	36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Land	35.94 sq mi (93.09 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)  0.65%
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population  ( 2000)
• Total	1,134
• Density	31.6/sq mi (12.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 ( CST)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes	65233, 65276, 65322
GNIS feature ID	0766536

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