| Official Name: | Byrd Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cape Girardeau |
| Area Total Km2: | 162.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 162.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 62.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 62.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 15693 |
| Population Density Km2: | 96.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 250.6 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 131 |
| Elevation Ft: | 430 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3911°N -89.6672°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-10234[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 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 62.64sqmi 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.