Cape Girardeau Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Cape Girardeau Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 37,778.

Cape Girardeau Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°18′46″N 089°32′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total70.46 sq mi (182.5 km2)
 • Land67.08 sq mi (173.73 km2)
 • Water3.39 sq mi (8.77 km2)  4.81%
Elevation
[1]
390 ft (119 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total37,778
 • Density563.2/sq mi (217.5/km2)
FIPS code29-11260[2]
GNIS feature ID0766397

History

Cape Girardeau Township was founded in 1807.[3] The township took its name from the city of Cape Girardeau.[4]

Geography

Cape Girardeau Township covers an area of 70.46 square miles (182.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cape Girardeau. It contains fifteen cemeteries: County Memorial Park, Davis, Fairmon, Hitt, Hitt, Hitt, Lorimier, McGuire, Mount Auburn, Nunn, Old Hanover, Saint Marys, Salem, Shady Grove and Suedekum.

The streams of Cape La Croix Creek, Flora Creek, Juden Creek, Ramsey Branch, Randol Creek, Ranney Creek, Scism Creek and Sloan Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Cape Girardeau Township contains two airports or landing strips: Saint Francis Hospital Heliport and Southeast Missouri Hospital Heliport.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
  4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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