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Lincoln Township, Holt County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°14′29″N 95°26′08″W / 40.241501°N 95.4355068°W / 40.241501; -95.4355068
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Lincoln Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°14′29″N 95°26′08″W / 40.241501°N 95.4355068°W / 40.241501; -95.4355068
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
Area
[1]
 • Total
24.28 sq mi (62.9 km2)
 • Land23.42 sq mi (60.7 km2)
 • Water0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)  3.54%
Elevation
[2]
873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
31
 • Density1.3/sq mi (0.5/km2)
FIPS code29-08742770[1]
GNIS feature ID766769[2]

Lincoln Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 31.[3] It is the smallest township in the county by area, being only around 20 square miles.[4] The village of Corning is located in the center of the township.

Lincoln Township was established on March 22, 1871,[4] and was likely named after President Abraham Lincoln.

The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.[5]

Settlements

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Hemme's Landing was a community on the east bank of the Missouri River, two miles west of Corning.[6] It was settled in 1844 and was a major trading post between St. Joseph, Missouri and Council Bluffs, Iowa.[7] The original building for St. John's Church was built at Hemme's Landing in 1860. The same area was also known as Lowell. The Missouri River eventually encroached upon the land until it became part of Nebraska.[5]

A community called Lewisville[8] was platted in March 1860, but nothing much came from the project.[7]

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, Holt County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "An illustrated historical atlas map of Holt County, Mo, 1877". Brink, McDonough & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.
  8. ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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