Official Name: | Scopus Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bollinger |
Area Total Km2: | 161.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 161.96 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 62.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 62.53 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1518 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.07 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 24.28 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Elevation Ft: | 591 |
Coordinates: | 37.4339°N -89.9247°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-66314[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766325 |
Scopus Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 1,348. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population had increased to 1,518. Scopus Township covers 62.53sqmi.
Scopus Township was originally called German Township; the original name was changed due to Anti-German sentiment during World War I.[3]
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 1,518 people living in the township. The population density was 24.28sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 654 housing units in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.68% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.26% from two or more races. Approximately 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The township contains no incorporated settlements.
The township contains the unincorporated area and historical community of Scopus.
The township contains the following 15 cemeteries: Ates, Bess, Burton, Chostner, Coles, Cook, Hartle, Holt, James, Judge Long, Limbaugh, Mountain View, Pulliam, and Seabaugh.
The streams of Baker Branch, Big Blue Branch, Big Hollow Branch, Bollinger Branch, Cedar Branch, Cheek Creek, Cooks Branch, Fish Branch, German Branch, Hog Creek, James Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Little Whitewater Creek, Mayfield Creek, Panther Creek, Wolf Creek, and Yantz Branch flow through Scopus Township.
There are no known landmarks in the township.