Byrd Township | |
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Coordinates: 37°23′28″N089°40′02″W / 37.39111°N 89.66722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Cape Girardeau |
Area | |
• Total | 62.64 sq mi (162.23 km2) |
• Land | 62.62 sq mi (162.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.02% |
Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 15,693 |
• Density | 250.6/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.
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]
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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Horrell Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Byrd Creek.
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