Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Liberty Township
Township
Map highlighting Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 37°15′47″N 089°50′20″W / 37.26306°N 89.83889°W / 37.26306; -89.83889Coordinates: 37°15′47″N 089°50′20″W / 37.26306°N 89.83889°W / 37.26306; -89.83889
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total25.58 sq mi (66.26 km2)
 • Land25.34 sq mi (65.63 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)  0.94%
Elevation
[1]
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total483
 • Density19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2)
FIPS code29-42014[2]
GNIS feature ID0766400

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 25.58 square miles (66.3 km2) 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. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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