Township · Missouri

Lincoln Township, Grundy County, Missouri

Lincoln Township, Grundy County, township, in Grundy County, Missouri. Lincoln Township, Grundy County had 589 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 605 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 496 (±91). GEOID 2907942734.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

589

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 605 · ACS 2020-2024: 496 ±91

Median household income

$83,750

±$10,560 (90% margin)
Missouri: $70,702

Median home value

$201,100

±$39,142 (90% margin)
Missouri: $230,300

Median gross rent

$650

±$562 (90% margin)
Missouri: $1,033

Where is Lincoln Township, Grundy County and what county is it in?

Lincoln Township, Grundy County is a township in Grundy County, Missouri. It covers 48.5 square miles of land, 12 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Lincoln Township (Grundy County): Tindall (town, 46 in 2020).

Lincoln Township, Grundy County (marked with a dot) in Grundy County, Missouri. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Lincoln Township, Grundy County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 589 people lived in Lincoln Township, Grundy County on July 1, 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, while Missouri grew 1.9%. The 2020 Census counted 605 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 496 (±91).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (592)
  • 2021→2022 +4 (596)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (594)
  • 2023→2024 −5 (589)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (589)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureLincoln Township, Grundy CountyGrundy CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Total population496±919,7876,191,814no clear change
Households181±383,9072,508,227no clear change
Average household size2.74±0.452.432.40no clear change
Housing units187±404,8342,825,287no clear change

Lincoln Township, Grundy County's population since 2000

From 454 in 2000 to 589 in 2025: up 29.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Lincoln Township, Grundy County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 454
  • 2005 (estimate) 488
  • 2010 Census 525
  • 2015 (estimate) 517
  • 2020 Census 605
  • 2025 (estimate) 589

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Lincoln Township, Grundy County?

The median resident of Lincoln Township, Grundy County is 46.9 years old; 17.9% are under 18 and 24.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 8.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureLincoln Township, Grundy CountyGrundy CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median age46.9±6.940.639.0no clear change
Under 18 years17.9%±5.9 pts25.9%22.3%–
65 years and over24.2%±7.6 pts22.5%17.9%–
Male58.5%±5.8 pts49.6%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±6.8 pts2.8%5.2%–
White alone, not Hispanic90.7%±6.8 pts92.1%76.3%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.4%±1.5 pts0.4%10.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.8 pts0.7%2.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.8 pts0.2%0.2%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.8 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic8.9%±6.8 pts3.4%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.8 pts0.4%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±6.8 pts1.2%4.5%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.3%±3.7 pts5.0%6.7%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.4%±3.2 pts7.3%7.3%–
With a disability15.1%±4.1 pts13.6%14.9%–
No health insurance coverage19.2%±8.1 pts16.2%8.8%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)88.7%±4.4 pts86.7%91.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)12.7%±5.7 pts16.7%32.4%−17.2 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.7%±2.8 pts5.7%12.6%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier98.3%±2.3 pts89.1%87.4%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.7%±2.3 pts1.9%2.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Lincoln Township, Grundy County earn?

Half of Lincoln Township, Grundy County's 181 households earn less than $83,750 a year (±$10,560), against $51,975 in Grundy County and $70,702 in Missouri. In 2015-2019 it was $99,225 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureLincoln Township, Grundy CountyGrundy CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$83,750±$10,560$51,975$70,702no clear change
Mean household income$91,133±$15,248$75,460$96,247–
Per capita income$37,312±$7,309$31,335$39,695no clear change
People below the poverty line11.3%±6.0 pts17.6%12.6%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line5.6%±7.8 pts18.1%15.8%–
Households receiving SNAP0.0%±17.5 pts11.7%9.8%–
Households with a computer81.8%±9.7 pts85.6%94.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription81.8%±9.7 pts77.6%89.3%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Lincoln Township, Grundy County?

Owners occupy 90.1% of Lincoln Township, Grundy County's occupied homes and renters 9.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,100 by its owner (±$39,142).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureLincoln Township, Grundy CountyGrundy CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$201,100±$39,142$112,500$230,300+$56,986
Median gross rent$650±$562$696$1,033–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±82.3 pts31.8%36.6%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,225±$458$1,074$1,524–
Owner-occupied homes90.1%±7.0 pts69.7%68.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes9.9%±7.0 pts30.3%31.9%–
Housing units187±404,8342,825,287no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±19.2 pts0.4%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±72.5 pts6.9%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes89.3%±7.4 pts80.5%70.5%–
Mobile homes8.0%±6.5 pts5.4%5.2%–
Built 2020 or later3.2%±3.7 pts1.0%1.6%–
Built 2010 to 20193.7%±4.1 pts4.1%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier18.2%±8.6 pts26.3%13.3%–
Households with no vehicle3.3%±3.8 pts11.3%6.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Lincoln Township, Grundy County work and get to work?

90.5% of Lincoln Township, Grundy County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 28.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureLincoln Township, Grundy CountyGrundy CountyMissouriChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)54.9%±7.9 pts54.5%63.1%–
Unemployment rate3.4%±3.2 pts3.2%4.0%–
Drove alone to work90.5%±7.7 pts79.8%74.8%–
Carpooled9.5%±7.7 pts7.9%8.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±14.5 pts0.0%0.8%–
Walked0.0%±14.5 pts5.0%1.8%–
Worked from home0.0%±14.5 pts5.3%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work28.0 min±4.017.8 min23.5 min+7.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Lincoln Township, Grundy County?

No census tract lies mostly in Lincoln Township, Grundy County; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Lincoln Township, Grundy County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Lincoln Township, Grundy County
Tract 9601Grundy County2,075 $59,766 $177,70015%
Tract 9602Grundy County2,128 $53,958 $106,8002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Lincoln Township, Grundy County) · Census block assignment files

How does Lincoln Township, Grundy County compare with other places in Missouri?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Lincoln Township, Grundy County is the 9,542nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 93rd-most populous of 280 in Missouri.

Lincoln Township, Grundy County is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Lincoln Township, Grundy County's rank in Missouri (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate93rd280

Lincoln Township, Grundy County's figures with every place in Missouri (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Lincoln Township, Grundy County?

27 of the 57 figures for Lincoln Township, Grundy County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Lincoln Township, Grundy County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.