Walnut Township, Adair County, Missouri

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Walnut Township, Missouri
Township
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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.


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