Walnut Township, Adair County, Missouri

Walnut Township, Missouri
Township
Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 092°45′51″W / 40.08389°N 92.76417°W / 40.08389; -92.76417
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total
52.08 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
 (2020)
 • Total
219
 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
FIPS code29-76786[2]
GNIS feature ID0766218

Walnut Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 219.[3][4] Walnut Township was named from the old-growth forests of walnut it contained at the time of settlement.[5]

Geography

Walnut Township covers an area of 52.1 square miles (134.9 km2)[3] and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Little Mussel Creek and Little Walnut Creek run through this township.

History

Walnut Township is a township in Adair County, Missouri, organized in 1865. It was named for the extensive walnut forests originally found in the area.[6]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Explore Census Data". test.data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 39.
  6. ^ "Adair County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Retrieved July 27, 2025.


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