| Official Name: | Shawnee 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: | 239.21 |
| Area Land Km2: | 234.05 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.16 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 92.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 90.37 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.99 |
| Area Water Percent: | 2.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 3460 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 38.3 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 170 |
| Elevation Ft: | 558 |
| Coordinates: | 37.515°N -89.6142°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-67070[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766402 |
Shawnee Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,460.
Shawnee Township was established in 1848, and named after the Shawnee Indians.[3]
Shawnee Township covers an area of 92.36sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Pocahontas. It contains two cemeteries: Apple Creek and Darby.
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.