Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Lincoln Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′38″N 95°19′13″W / 40.5272984°N 95.3203458°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Atchison |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.7 km2 (82.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 214.6 km2 (82.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 359 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-00542590[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766236[2] |
Lincoln Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 359.[3]
Lincoln Township was established in 1871, and named after Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[4]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "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.
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