Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Lincoln Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atchison
Established Date:1871
Area Total Km2:214.66
Area Land Km2:214.63
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Water Percent:0.01
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:378
Population Density Km2:1.8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:313
Elevation Ft:1027
Coordinates:40.54°N -95.2986°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-42590[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766236

Lincoln Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 378.[3]

Lincoln Township was established in 1871, and named after Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[4]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 214.7km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Westboro. It contains three cemeteries: Center Grove, Long Branch, and Walden Grove.

The streams of Long Branch, Mill Creek and Squaw Creek 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, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212163407/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900542590. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070306/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_atchison.html . 24 June 2016 .