Osceola Township is one of eleven townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 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

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, USA

United States

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. 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 3,457.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Osceola Township covers an area of 32.13 square miles (83.23 square kilometers); of this, 25.71 square miles (66.6 square kilometers, 80.02 percent) is land and 6.42 square miles (16.63 square kilometers, 19.98 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Jasper Township
  Jasper Township, Camden County, Missouri
  Jasper Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,027.-Geography:Jasper Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Sunrise Beach...
  
   (north)
• Osage Township
  Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri
  Osage Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,726.-Geography:Osage Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Linn Creek and Osage Beach...
  
   (northeast)
• Kiheka Township
  Kiheka Township, Camden County, Missouri
  Kiheka Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,237.-Geography:Kiheka Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...
  
   (east)
• Niangua Township
  Niangua Township, Camden County, Missouri
  Niangua Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,356.-Geography:Niangua Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Camdenton . It contains three cemeteries: Laughlin, Tick Ridge and Union...
  
   (southwest)
• Adair Township
  Adair Township, Camden County, Missouri
  Adair Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,780.-Geography:Adair Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Climax Springs...
  
   (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 54
  U.S. Route 54
  U.S. Route 54 is an east–west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1,197 miles from western Illinois to El Paso, Texas. It enters and leaves Texas twice...
  
  
• Missouri Route 5

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
  Missouri's 4th congressional district
  Missouri's 4th Congressional District consists of west central Missouri. The district includes much of the state capital of Jefferson City in Cole County as well as the eastern Kansas City suburbs. The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservative; George W. Bush defeated John Kerry...
  
  
• State House District 155
• State Senate District 33

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com