Scopus Township, Bollinger County, Missouri

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Scopus Township
Coordinates: 37°26′02″N 089°55′29″W / 37.43389, -89.92472
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bollinger
Area
- Total	62.53 sq mi (161.96 km²)
- Land	62.53 sq mi (161.96 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)  0%
Elevation [1]	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,348
- Density	21.6/sq mi (8.3/km²)
FIPS code	29-66314[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766325

Scopus Township is one of eight townships in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,348.

[edit] Geography

Scopus Township covers an area of 62.53 square miles 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.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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