Liberty Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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

Liberty Township
Coordinates: 37°15′47″N 089°50′20″W
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%
Elevation407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total483
  Density19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2)
FIPS code29-42014[2]
GNIS feature ID0766400

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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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