Rock Bridge Township, Boone County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Rock Bridge Township

Township

Coordinates: 38°51′50″N 92°23′05″W﻿ / ﻿38.86389°N 92.38461°W﻿ / 38.86389; -92.38461[1]
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Boone
Area code| 573
GNIS Feature ID| 2045044

Rock Bridge Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012 census, its population was 2,729.[2][failed verification] The township's major city is the village of McBaine.

## History

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Settled mainly by settlers from the upland south (Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee), the township was named after a natural karst formation located in today's Rock Bridge State Park. This area is rapidly urbanizing as the city of Columbia expands south.

## Geography

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Rock Bridge Township covers an area between the city of Columbia and the Missouri River. The township contains one incorporated settlement besides Columbia: McBaine. The unincorporated communities of Providence, Easley, and Pierpont are also within the bounds. The Little Boone Femme and Roche Perche Creeks empty into the Missouri River at the southeastern edge of the township. Providence River access, Cooper's Landing, Eagle Bluffs, and Rock Bridge State Park are all within the township. The area contains the most extensive karst features north of the Missouri River.

## References

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1. ^ "Township of Rock Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
2. ^ "Bourbon township, Boone County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2013.

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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Columbia

Cities|

* Ashland
* Centralia‡
* Columbia
* Hallsville
* Rocheport
* Sturgeon

Map of Missouri highlighting Boone County

Villages|

* Harrisburg
* Hartsburg
* Huntsdale
* McBaine
* Pierpont

Townships|

* Bourbon
* Cedar
* Centralia
* Columbia
* Katy
* Missouri
* Perche
* Rock Bridge
* Rocky Fork
* Three Creeks

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bourbon
* Browns
* Claysville
* Deer Park
* Easley
* Englewood
* Ginlet
* Harg
* Hinton
* Midway
* Oldham
* Prathersville
* Providence
* Riggs
* Rucker
* Shaw
* Wilton
* Woodlandville

Ghost towns|

* Boonesborough

Footnotes|

‡a small part of Centralia is in Audrain County

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