Walnut Township, Adair County, Missouri

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]

Walnut Township, Missouri
Township
Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 092°45′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total52.08 sq mi (134.89 km2)
 • Land52.08 sq mi (134.88 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation951 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total257
 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
FIPS code29-76786[2]
GNIS feature ID0766218

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.

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "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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