Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Lincoln Township
Map highlighting Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 40°31′38″N95°19′13″W / 40.5272984°N 95.3203458°W / 40.5272984; -95.3203458
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Atchison
Area
[1]
  Total
214.7 km2 (82.88 sq mi)
  Land214.6 km2 (82.87 sq mi)
  Water0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)  0.01%
Elevation
[2]
307 m (1,007 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
359
  Density1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00542590 [1]
GNIS feature ID766236 [2]

Lincoln Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 359. [3]

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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. The unincorporated community of South Blanchard is located in the very northeast of the township on the Iowa-Missouri border. A hamlet called Hazel Grove was located in the northeast of the township. [5] 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. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  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)
  5. "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.