Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri

Lincoln Township

Township

Coordinates: 40°32′24″N 095°17′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.54000°N 95.29861°W﻿ / 40.54000; -95.29861
Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
County| Atchison
Area

• Total| 214.66 km2 (82.88 sq mi)
• Land| 214.63 km2 (82.87 sq mi)
• Water| 0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi)  0.01%
Elevation

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| 313 m (1,027 ft)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 378
• Density| 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
FIPS code| 29-42590[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0766236

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

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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

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Rock Port

Cities|

* Fairfax
* Rock Port
* Tarkio
* Westboro

Map of Missouri highlighting Atchison County

Village|

* Watson

Townships|

* Benton
* Buchanan
* Clark
* Clay
* Colfax
* Dale
* Lincoln
* Nishnabotna
* Polk
* Tarkio
* Templeton

CDPs|

* Blanchard
* Phelps City

Unincorporated
communities|

* Dotham
* Langdon
* Linden
* Milton
* York

Ghost towns|

* Center Grove
* Center Point
* Elk Dale
* Excelsior
* Nishnabotna
* Oswald
* Scott City
* Sonora

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