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Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°23′28″N 089°40′02″W / 37.39111°N 89.66722°W / 37.39111; -89.66722
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Byrd Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°23′28″N 089°40′02″W / 37.39111°N 89.66722°W / 37.39111; -89.66722
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total62.64 sq mi (162.23 km2)
 • Land62.62 sq mi (162.2 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
[1]
430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total15,693
 • Density250.6/sq mi (96.8/km2)
FIPS code29-10234[2]
GNIS feature ID0766396

Byrd Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,693.

History

Byrd Township was founded in 1807 as one of the original five townships of Cape Girardeau County.[3] The township has the name of Abraham Byrd, a county commissioner.[4]

Geography

Byrd Township covers an area of 62.64 square miles (162.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Jackson (the county seat). It contains ten cemeteries: Byrd, Herzinger, Horrell, Howard, Mogler, Ramsey, Russell, Russell Heights, Slinkerd and Walker.

The streams of Cane Creek, Goose Creek, Helderman Creek and Horrell Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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