Russell Township, Camden County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Russell Township is one of eleven townships
in Camden County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,495.
. It contains nine cemeteries: Creach, Edwards, Green, Hurst, Mills, Raggs, Stanton, Warren and Wiley Gott.
The streams of A B Creek, Broadus Branch, Brush Creek, Brush Creek, Jacks Creek, Kolb Branch, Little Brush Creek, Little Niangua River, Long Branch, Macks Creek, Pennel Branch, Phillips Branch, Watson Branch and Woodall Branch run through this township.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Camden County
Camden County, Missouri
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,495.
Geography
Russell Township covers an area of 142.83 square miles (369.9 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Macks CreekMacks Creek, Missouri
Macks Creek is a town in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Macks Creek is located at ....
. It contains nine cemeteries: Creach, Edwards, Green, Hurst, Mills, Raggs, Stanton, Warren and Wiley Gott.
The streams of A B Creek, Broadus Branch, Brush Creek, Brush Creek, Jacks Creek, Kolb Branch, Little Brush Creek, Little Niangua River, Long Branch, Macks Creek, Pennel Branch, Phillips Branch, Watson Branch and Woodall Branch run through this township.
Public Areas
Public Areas include:- Cedar Camp which contains rental cabins, a park, a campground, and a Little Niangua canoe access.
- Bannister Ford which contains a bridge where Route CC crosses the Little Niangua River and a canoe access.
- Fiery Fork Conservation AreaFiery Fork Conservation AreaFiery Fork Conservation Area is a public area in Camden County, Missouri along the Little Niangua River.It is large. It is mostly wooded with oak trees and some open space...