Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Lincoln Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°55′28″N 094°55′20″W / 39.92444°N 94.92222°W / 39.92444; -94.92222
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAndrew
Area
 • Total
44.46 sq mi (115.15 km2)
 • Land43.79 sq mi (113.42 km2)
 • Water0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2)  1.50%
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,184
 • Density27/sq mi (10.4/km2)
FIPS code29-42572[2]
GNIS feature ID0766225

Lincoln Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,184.[3]

Lincoln Township was named after John Lincoln, a member of the Lincoln family who settled the area.[4]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 44.46 square miles (115.15 km2) and contains one incorporated municipality, Amazonia. It contains three cemeteries: Greenwick, Hackberry, and Old Union.

The streams of Caples Creek, Hopkins Creek, Mill Creek, and the Nodaway River run through this township.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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