Lincoln Township, Harrison County, Missouri

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Lincoln Township
Township
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Coordinates: 40°32′07″N94°10′56″W / 40.5353299°N 94.1822652°W / 40.5353299; -94.1822652
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Harrison
Area
[1]
 • Total
109 km2 (42.2 sq mi)
 • Land109 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
 • Water0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)  0.47%
Elevation
[2]
348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
133
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-08142752 [1]
GNIS feature ID766724 [2]

Lincoln Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 133. [3]

Lincoln Township was established in July, 1865, taking its name from President Abraham Lincoln [4] who was assassinated just two months earlier. In 1866, the township boundaries of Lincoln, Sugar Creek, and Trail Creek were changed to the present version. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis : Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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