Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Byrd Township
Township
Map highlighting Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 37°23′28″N089°40′02″W / 37.39111°N 89.66722°W / 37.39111; -89.66722
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cape 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 code 29-10234 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766396

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

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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.

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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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