Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Apple Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 37°31′32″N089°45′35″W / 37.52556°N 89.75972°W / 37.52556; -89.75972
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cape Girardeau
Area
 • Total83.38 sq mi (215.96 km2)
 • Land83.34 sq mi (215.84 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[1]
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,960
 • Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code 29-01450 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766395

Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

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History

Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872. [3] The township takes its name from Apple Creek. [4]

Geography

Apple Creek Township covers an area of 83.38 square miles (216.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. Known cemeteries include: African Methodist Church, Amos/Robbins, Arnsberg, Bruihl/Ludwig/Lang, Clippard 2, Day, Dickman, Drum, Erley/Dambach, Fulbright, Goshen, Hilterbrand, Hines, New Salem, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Rumfelt/Wheeler, Shoults, Sides, Tuschhoff, Wilson, Zion Methodist.

The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple Creek run through this township.

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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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