Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Lincoln Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Andrew
Area Total Km2:115.15
Area Land Km2:113.42
Area Water Km2:1.73
Area Water Percent:1.50
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1184
Population Density Km2:10.4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:306
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:39.9244°N -94.9222°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-42572[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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 115.15km2 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln township, Andrew County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212152525/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900342572. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070431/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_andrew.html . 24 June 2016 .