| Official Name: | Cape Girardeau 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: | 182.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 173.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 8.77 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 70.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 67.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.39 |
| Area Water Percent: | 4.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 37778 |
| Population Density Km2: | 217.5 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 563.2 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 119 |
| Elevation Ft: | 390 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3128°N -89.5403°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-11260[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766397 |
Cape Girardeau Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 37,778.
Cape Girardeau Township was founded in 1807.[3] The township took its name from the city of Cape Girardeau.[4]
Cape Girardeau Township covers an area of 70.46sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Cape Girardeau. It contains fifteen cemeteries: County Memorial Park, Davis, Fairmon, Hitt, Hitt, Hitt, Lorimier, McGuire, Mount Auburn, Nunn, Old Hanover, Saint Marys, Salem, Shady Grove and Suedekum.
The streams of Cape La Croix Creek, Flora Creek, Juden Creek, Ramsey Branch, Randol Creek, Ranney Creek, Scism Creek and Sloan Creek run through this township.
Cape Girardeau Township contains two airports or landing strips: Saint Francis Hospital Heliport and Southeast Missouri Hospital Heliport.