Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Liberty 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 Km2:66.26
Area Land Km2:65.63
Area Water Km2:0.62
Area Total Sq Mi:25.58
Area Land Sq Mi:25.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.24
Area Water Percent:0.94
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:483
Population Density Km2:7.4
Population Density Sq Mi:19.1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:124
Elevation Ft:407
Coordinates:37.2631°N -89.8389°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-42014[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766400

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

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

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 25.58sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains eight cemeteries: Borneman, Crump, Passover, Proffer, Proffer, Spivey, Stoder and Stroderville.

The streams of Gizzard Creek and Hog Creek run through this township.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 10 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071746/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cape_girardeau.html . 24 June 2016 .

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