Filmore Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
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Filmore Township is one of eight townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Bollinger County
Bollinger County, Missouri
Bollinger County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 12,363; despite a 2009 estimate that showed the population to be 11,841. The county seat is Marble Hill, which is the only city in Bollinger County...

, Missouri
Missouri
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, USA
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 508.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Filmore Township covers an area of 60.71 square miles (157.23 square kilometers); of this, 60.65 square miles (157.08 square kilometers, 99.9 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.1 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Buchanan at 37.2111632°N 90.1923298°W
  • Grassy
    Grassy, Missouri
    Grassy is an unincorporated community in western Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. It is located eight miles west of Marble Hill on Route 34.Grassy is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area....

     at 37.2608858°N 90.1237172°W

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

Adjacent townships

  • Crooked Creek Township
    Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
    Crooked Creek Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,182.-Geography:Crooked Creek Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...

     (northeast)
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
    Liberty Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,224.-Geography:Liberty Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...

     (east)
  • Lorance Township
    Lorance Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
    Lorance Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,406.-Geography:Lorance Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Glen Allen and Marble Hill...

     (east)
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
    Wayne Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,415.-Geography:Wayne Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Zalma...

     (southeast)
  • Cowan Township, Wayne County (southwest)
  • Cedar Creek Township, Wayne County (west)
  • Big Creek Township, Madison County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Kinder Chapel, Mouser, Patterson, Ray and Scott.

Political districts

  • Missouri's 8th congressional district
    Missouri's 8th congressional district
    Missouri's 8th Congressional District is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of nine congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as well as some counties in Southwest Missouri. The...

  • State House District 156
  • State Senate District 27

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