Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Lincoln Township
Township
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Coordinates: 40°32′24″N 095°17′55″W / 40.54000°N 95.29861°W / 40.54000; -95.29861Coordinates: 40°32′24″N 095°17′55″W / 40.54000°N 95.29861°W / 40.54000; -95.29861
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total214.66 km2 (82.88 sq mi)
 • Land214.63 km2 (82.87 sq mi)
 • Water0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi)  0.01%
Elevation
[1]
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total378
 • Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
FIPS code29-42590[2]
GNIS feature ID0766236

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 82.9 square miles (214.7 km2) 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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