Whitewater Township | |
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Coordinates: 37°27′10″N089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Cape Girardeau |
Area | |
• Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2) |
• Land | 36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,263 |
• Density | 34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-79630 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766404 |
Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.
Whitewater Township was founded in 1852. [3] The township took its name from the Whitewater River. [4]
Whitewater Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains thirteen cemeteries: Baker, Estes, Gladish, Kurre, Mayfield, Miller, Old Caney Fork, Old Niswonger, Riehn, Schmidt, Snyder, Wilkinson and Wise.
The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.
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