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]
Walnut Township, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 092°45′51″W / 40.08389°N 92.76417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Adair |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.08 sq mi (134.89 km2) |
| • Land | 52.08 sq mi (134.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 950 ft (290 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 219 |
| • Density | 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-76786[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766218 |
Geography
editWalnut 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
editWalnut 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
edit- ↑ "Township of Walnut". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Walnut township, Adair County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Explore Census Data". test.data.census.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 39.
- ↑ "Adair County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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