Shamrock Township, Callaway County, Missouri
Shamrock Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°00′11″N 091°41′50″W / 39.00306°N 91.69722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Callaway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.97 sq mi (111.29 km2) |
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 413 |
| • Density | 9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-66962[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766385 |
Shamrock Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 413.[3]
History
It's named for the shamrock, a national symbol of Ireland.[4]
Geography
Shamrock Township covers an area of 42.97 square miles (111.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Augusta, Chatman and Sawyers.
The streams of Appling Branch, Bachelor Creek, Brushy Branch, Harrison Creek, Heat String Creek and Morris Branch run through this township.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Shamrock township, Callaway County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 268.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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