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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
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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

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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

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Byrd Township covers an area of 62.64 square miles (162.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Jackson (the county seat). Known cemeteries include: Bennett, Boss/Juden, Byrd, Byrd/Delph/Roberts, Criddle Family, Harris, Hersinger, Hitt 3, Horrell, Horrell Slave, Horrell Burial, Howard at Oak Ridge, Howard west of Jackson, Jackson City, Koehler, McKendree Chapel, Mogler/Cane Creek/Lester, Old Bethel, Penny, Peoples, Ramsey, Russell/Willa, Russell Heights, St. John’s United Church of Christ at Fruitland, Slinkard, Thomas/Sawyer, Wade/Walker Slave, Walker, Ware, Woodfin.

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

References

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  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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