Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Welch Township | |
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Coordinates: 37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W / 37.18556°N 89.74750°WCoordinates: 37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W / 37.18556°N 89.74750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Cape Girardeau |
Area | |
• Total | 59.55 sq mi (154.23 km2) |
• Land | 59.41 sq mi (153.86 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.23% |
Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,344 |
• Density | 22.6/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-78280[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766403 |
Welch Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,344.
History[]
Welch Township was founded in 1856.[3] The township was named for M. Welch, a local judge.[4]
Geography[]
Welch Township covers an area of 59.55 square miles (154.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Delta. It contains two cemeteries: Hitt and Kenyon.
Round Pond (historical) is within this township.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area
- Townships in Missouri
- Southeast Missouri geography stubs