Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri

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Nineveh Township, Missouri
Township
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Coordinates: 40°15′21″N092°41′50″W / 40.25583°N 92.69722°W / 40.25583; -92.69722
Country United States
State Missouri
County Adair
Area
 • Total54.41 sq mi (140.93 km2)
 • Land54.28 sq mi (140.58 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)  0.25%
Elevation
[1]
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,289
 • Density24/sq mi (9.2/km2)
FIPS code 29-52526 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766214

Nineveh Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,289. [3] The township is named from the town of Nineveh, a German communistic colony that was established in the area in about 1850. [4]

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Geography

Nineveh Township covers an area of 54.41 square miles (140.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Novinger. It contains two cemeteries: Nineveh and Novinger.

The streams of Brush Creek, Davis Branch, Hazel Creek, Little Hazel Creek, Mulberry Creek, Rye Creek, Shuteye Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nineveh township, Adair County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp.  39.


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