Russell Township, Camden County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Russell 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 Km2:369.92
Area Land Km2:365.73
Area Water Km2:4.19
Area Total Sq Mi:142.83
Area Land Sq Mi:141.21
Area Water Sq Mi:1.62
Area Water Percent:1.13
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:2495
Population Density Km2:6.8
Population Density Sq Mi:17.7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:335
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:37.9917°N -92.9492°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-63668[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766393

Russell Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,495.

Russell Township was established in 1841.[3]

Geography

Russell Township covers an area of 142.83sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Macks Creek. It contains nine cemeteries: Creach, Edwards, Green, Hurst, Mills, Raggs, Stanton, Warren and Wiley Gott.

The streams of A B Creek, Broadus Branch, Brush Creek, Brush Creek, Jacks Creek, Kolb Branch, Little Brush Creek, Little Niangua River, Long Branch, Macks Creek, Pennel Branch, Phillips Branch, Watson Branch and Woodall Branch run through this township.

Public Areas

Public Areas include:

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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