Liberty Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 483.
Liberty Township | |
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| Coordinates: 37°15′47″N 089°50′20″W / 37.26306°N 89.83889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cape Girardeau |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.58 sq mi (66.26 km2) |
| • Land | 25.34 sq mi (65.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) 0.94% |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 483 |
| • Density | 19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-42014[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766400 |
Liberty Township was established in 1848, and named for the American principle of liberty.[3]
Geography
editLiberty Township covers an area of 25.58 square miles (66.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Barks Baptist Chapel, Borneman, Crump, Passover/Proffer, Proffer 1, Spivey/Dunn, Stroder 1 and 2, Stroderville.
The streams of Gizzard Creek and Hog Creek run through this township.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.
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