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Whitewater Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W / 37.45278; -89.80444
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Whitewater Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W / 37.45278; -89.80444
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
 • Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
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443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,263
 • Density34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2)
FIPS code29-79630[2]
GNIS feature ID0766404

Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.

History

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Whitewater Township was founded in 1852.[3] The township took its name from the Whitewater River.[4]

Geography

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Whitewater Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Baker, Bollinger Family Cemetery at Bollinger Mill, Born, Caney Fork – New and Old, Estes, Ferguson, Gladish, Kurre, Kurreville/Maintz, Limbaugh, Mayfield, Miller at Millersville, Niswonger New and Old, Old Salem Methodist, Riehn, Schmidt, Snider, Wilkerson 1 and 2, Wise.

The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf 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.
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