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; -94.92222Coordinates: 39°55′28″N 094°55′20″W / 39.92444°N 94.92222°W / 39.92444; -94.92222
Country United States
State Missouri
County Andrew
Area
  Total 44.46 sq mi (115.15 km2)
  Land 43.79 sq mi (113.42 km2)
  Water 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2)  1.50%
Elevation[1] 1,004 ft (306 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,184
  Density 27/sq mi (10.4/km2)
FIPS code 29-42572[2]
GNIS feature ID 0766225

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 settlement, Amazonia. It contains three cemeteries: Greenwick, Hackberry and Old Union.

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

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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