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Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°54′41″N 94°55′27″W / 39.9112995°N 94.9242586°W / 39.9112995; -94.9242586
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Lincoln Township
Coordinates: 39°54′41″N 94°55′27″W / 39.9112995°N 94.9242586°W / 39.9112995; -94.9242586
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAndrew
Area
 • Total
115.2 km2 (44.46 sq mi)
 • Land113.4 km2 (43.79 sq mi)
 • Water1.7 km2 (0.67 sq mi)  1.51%
Elevation287 m (942 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,113
 • Density9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00342572[1]
GNIS feature ID766225[2]

Lincoln Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1113.[3]

Lincoln Township was named after John Lincoln, a member of the Lincoln family who settled the area.[4]

Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 44.46 square miles (115.15 km2) and contains one incorporated municipality, Amazonia. It contains three cemeteries: Greenwick, Hackberry, and Old Union.

The streams of Caples Creek, Hopkins Creek, Mill Creek, and the Nodaway River run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Andrew 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)
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