Niangua Township, Camden County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Niangua Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Camden
Area Total Km2:53.62
Area Land Km2:44.91
Area Water Km2:8.71
Area Total Sq Mi:20.7
Area Land Sq Mi:17.34
Area Water Sq Mi:3.36
Area Water Percent:16.24
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:3356
Population Density Km2:74.7
Population Density Sq Mi:193.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:228
Elevation Ft:748
Coordinates:38.0219°N -92.81°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-52410[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0767575

Niangua Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,356.

The township was named after the Niangua River.[3]

Geography

Niangua Township covers an area of 20.7sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Camdenton (the county seat). It contains three cemeteries: Laughlin, Tick Ridge and Union Electric.

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: Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 8 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071349/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_camden.html. 24 June 2016.

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