Scopus Township, Bollinger County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Scopus Township is one of eight townships
in Bollinger County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,348.
The streams of Baker Branch, Big Hollow Branch, Bollinger Branch, Cheek Creek, Cooks Branch, Fish Branch, German Branch, James Creek, Mayfield Creek and Yantz 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 Bollinger County
Bollinger County, Missouri
Bollinger County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 12,363; despite a 2009 estimate that showed the population to be 11,841. The county seat is Marble Hill, which is the only city in Bollinger County...
, 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 1,348.
Geography
Scopus Township covers an area of 62.53 square miles (162 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains fifteen cemeteries: Ates, Bess, Burton, Chostner, Coles, Cook, Hartle, Holt, James, Judge Long, Limbaugh, Mountain View, Pulliam, Seabaugh and Seabaugh.The streams of Baker Branch, Big Hollow Branch, Bollinger Branch, Cheek Creek, Cooks Branch, Fish Branch, German Branch, James Creek, Mayfield Creek and Yantz Branch run through this township.