Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Liberty Township
Township
Map highlighting Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 37°15′47″N089°50′20″W / 37.26306°N 89.83889°W / 37.26306; -89.83889
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cape Girardeau
Area
 • Total25.58 sq mi (66.26 km2)
 • Land25.34 sq mi (65.63 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)  0.94%
Elevation
[1]
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total483
 • Density19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2)
FIPS code 29-42014 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766400

Liberty Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 483.

Contents

Liberty Township was established in 1848, and named for the American principle of liberty. [3]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 25.58 square miles (66.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Barks Baptist Chapel, Borneman, Crump, Passover/Proffer, Proffer 1, Spivey/Dunn, Stroder 1 and 2, Stroderville.

The streams of Gizzard Creek and Hog 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. ↑ "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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