Lincoln Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Lincoln Township
Possum Walk Hotel located in eastern Lincoln Township
Coordinates: 40°30′28″N 95°08′10″W / 40.5077489°N 95.1361298°W / 40.5077489; -95.1361298
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Erected1866
Area
  Total
66.03 sq mi (171.0 km2)
  Land65.96 sq mi (170.8 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
323
  Density4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2)
FIPS code29-14742824
GNIS feature ID767092

Lincoln Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 323. It contains about 68 sections. It's bounded on the east by the Nodaway River and contains one town, Elmo which lies in the center. Dawsonville was a hamlet that existed in its southeast 2.5 miles northwest of Burlington Junction.

Lincoln Township was erected on June 14, 1866, when it was divided from Atchison Township, and named after President Abraham Lincoln. Lamar Station was platted in 1871 to be between Elmo and Clearmont but when the railroad route changed the plan decayed and some buildings were moved to other nearby towns.