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Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°54′41″N 94°55′27″W / 39.9112995°N 94.9242586°W / 39.9112995; -94.9242586
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Lincoln Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°54′41″N 94°55′27″W / 39.9112995°N 94.9242586°W / 39.9112995; -94.9242586
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAndrew
Area
[1]
 • Total
115.2 km2 (44.46 sq mi)
 • Land113.4 km2 (43.79 sq mi)
 • Water1.7 km2 (0.67 sq mi)  1.51%
Elevation
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287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,113
 • Density9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00342572[1]
GNIS feature ID766225[2]

Lincoln Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1113.[3]

Lincoln Township was named after John Lincoln, a member of the Lincoln family who settled the area.[4]

Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 44.46 square miles (115.15 km2) and contains one incorporated municipality, Amazonia. It contains three cemeteries: Greenwick, Hackberry, and Old Union.

The streams of Caples Creek, Hopkins Creek, Mill Creek, and the Nodaway River run through this township.

Worthwine Island, an island of the Missouri River, is located in the southern portion of Lincoln Township and is within the Worthwine Island Conservation Area.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Andrew 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. ^ "Worthwine Island Conservation Area". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
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