Shawnee Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Shawnee Township
Township
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Coordinates: 37°30′54″N089°36′51″W / 37.51500°N 89.61417°W / 37.51500; -89.61417
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cape Girardeau
Area
 • Total92.36 sq mi (239.21 km2)
 • Land90.37 sq mi (234.05 km2)
 • Water1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)  2.16%
Elevation
[1]
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,460
 • Density38.3/sq mi (14.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-67070 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766402

Shawnee Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,460.

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Shawnee Township was established in 1848, and named after the Shawnee Indians. [3]

Geography

Shawnee Township covers an area of 92.36 square miles (239.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Pocahontas. Known cemeteries include Apple Creek (near Apple Creek Presbyterian in Pocahontas), Bennett, Born, Draby, Fleming, Grammer, Hays/Cotter/Bray, High Hill Church, Kiennenger, Kirby/McCain, Klosterman, Ludwig/New Jerusalem, McLain’s Chapel/Indian Creek, Miller at Fruitland, Neely’s Landing, New Bethel Baptist (at Pocahontas), New New Wells, Pleasant Hill, Princess Otakhi’s grave, St. John’s Lutheran Church old and new at New Wells, St. John’s at Pocahontas, Shiloh, Trinity Lutheran at Shawneetown, Zion Lutheran at Pocahontas.

The streams of Blue Shawnee Creek, Buckeye Creek, Duskin Creek, Flatrock Creek, Indian Creek, Little Indian Creek, Lovejoy Creek, Muddy Shawnee Creek, Neelys Creek, Opossum Creek, Shawnee Creek and Turkey 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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