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Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W / 37.18556°N 89.74750°W / 37.18556; -89.74750
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Welch Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W / 37.18556°N 89.74750°W / 37.18556; -89.74750
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total59.55 sq mi (154.23 km2)
 • Land59.41 sq mi (153.86 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)  0.23%
Elevation
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335 ft (102 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,344
 • Density22.6/sq mi (8.7/km2)
FIPS code29-78280[2]
GNIS feature ID0766403

Welch Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,344.

History

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Welch Township was founded in 1856.[3] The township was named for M. Welch, a local judge.[4]

Geography

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Welch Township covers an area of 59.55 square miles (154.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Delta. Known cemeteries include Cox, Fairview/French, Hitt 4, Kenyon, Trinity Methodist/Little German, Wondel.

Round Pond (historical) is within 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.
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