Walnut Township, Adair County, Missouri

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Walnut Township, Missouri
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Coordinates: 40°05′02″N092°45′51″W / 40.08389°N 92.76417°W / 40.08389; -92.76417
Country United States
State Missouri
County Adair
Area
  Total52.08 sq mi (134.89 km2)
  Land52.08 sq mi (134.88 km2)
  Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation
[1]
951 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total257
  Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
FIPS code 29-76786 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766218

Walnut Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 257. [3] Walnut Township was named from the old-growth forests of walnut it contained at the time of settlement. [4]

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Geography

Walnut Township covers an area of 52.1 square miles (134.9 km2) [3] and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Cheeseman and Hall.[ citation needed ]

The streams of Little Mussel Creek and Little Walnut 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. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Walnut 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.