Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Osage 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 Km2:68.52
Area Land Km2:53.1
Area Water Km2:15.42
Area Total Sq Mi:26.46
Area Land Sq Mi:20.5
Area Water Sq Mi:5.96
Area Water Percent:22.5
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4945
Population Density Km2:72.2
Population Density Sq Mi:186.9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:215
Elevation Ft:705
Coordinates:38.0678°N -92.7222°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-55046[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766392

Osage Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,945.

Osage Township was established in 1841, taking its name from the Osage River.[3]

Geography

Osage Township borders Jasper Township to the north and west, Pawhuska Township to the east, Kiheka Township to the east, and Osceola Township to the southwest.

Osage Township covers an area of 26.46sqmi and contains two incorporated settlements: Linn Creek and Osage Beach. It contains four cemeteries: Hall, Hopkins, Memorial and Old Erie.

The streams of Blue Springs Branch, Linn Creek, North Fork Linn Creek and South Fork Linn Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Osage Township contains two airports or landing strips: Hospital Property Heliport and Linn Creek-Grand Glaize Memorial Airport.

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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