Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri

Palestine Township
Township
Location in Cooper County
Coordinates: 38°51′16″N 92°50′31″W / 38.85444°N 92.84194°W / 38.85444; -92.84194
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
• Total	44.97 sq mi (116.48 km2)
• Land	44.92 sq mi (116.34 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	367
• Density	8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	65233, 65237, 65276
GNIS feature ID	0766535

Palestine Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 367.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Palestine Township covers an area of 44.97 square miles (116.48 square kilometers); of this, 44.92 square miles (116.34 square kilometers, 99.88 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.13 percent) is water.

• Bellair at 38°49′59″N 92°50′40″W / 38.833078°N 92.844359°W / 38.833078; -92.844359
• Speed at 38°50′53″N 92°48′12″W / 38.848079°N 92.803247°W / 38.848079; -92.803247

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

• Boonville Township (northeast)
• Clark Fork Township (east)
• Kelly Township (south)
• Lebanon Township (southwest)
• Clear Creek Township (west)
• Pilot Grove Township (northwest)

The township contains these three cemeteries: Briscoe, Concord and Concord.

• Missouri Route 5

• Boonville School District
• Cooper County C-4
• Pilot Grove C-4

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

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com