Niangua Township, Camden County, Missouri

Niangua Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°01′19″N 092°48′36″W / 38.02194°N 92.81000°W / 38.02194; -92.81000Coordinates: 38°01′19″N 092°48′36″W / 38.02194°N 92.81000°W / 38.02194; -92.81000
Country United States
State Missouri
County Camden
Area
 • Total 20.7 sq mi (53.62 km2)
 • Land 17.34 sq mi (44.91 km2)
 • Water 3.36 sq mi (8.71 km2)  16.24%
Elevation[1] 748 ft (228 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,356
 • Density 193.5/sq mi (74.7/km2)
FIPS code 29-52410[2]
GNIS feature ID 0767575

Niangua Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,356.

The township was named after the Niangua River.[3]

Geography

Niangua Township covers an area of 20.7 square miles (54 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Camdenton (the county seat). It contains three cemeteries: Laughlin, Tick Ridge and Union Electric.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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