Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

38°04′04″N 092°43′20″W / 38.06778°N 92.72222°W / 38.06778; -92.72222CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyCamdenArea

• Total26.46 sq mi (68.52 km²) • Land20.5 sq mi (53.1 km²) • Water5.96 sq mi (15.42 km²) 22.5%Elevation

^[1]

705 ft (215 m)Population

(2010)

• Total4,945 • Density186.9/sq mi (72.2/km²)FIPS code29-55046^[2]GNIS feature ID0766392

Osage Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,945.

Osage Township was established in 1841, taking its name from the Osage River.^[3]

Geography

Osage Township borders Jasper Township to the north and west, Pawhuska Township to the east, Kiheka Township to the east, and Osceola Township to the southwest.

Osage Township covers an area of 26.46 square miles (68.5 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Linn Creek and Osage Beach. It contains four cemeteries: Hall, Hopkins, Memorial and Old Erie.

The streams of Blue Springs Branch, Linn Creek, North Fork Linn Creek and South Fork Linn Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Osage Township contains two airports or landing strips: Hospital Property Heliport and Linn Creek-Grand Glaize Memorial Airport.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)