Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Byrd Township
Coordinates: 37°23′28″N 089°40′02″W / 37.39111, -89.66722
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cape Girardeau
Area
- Total	62.64 sq mi (162.23 km²)
- Land	62.62 sq mi (162.2 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)  0.02%
Elevation [1]	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,693
- Density	250.6/sq mi (96.8/km²)
FIPS code	29-10234[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766396

Byrd Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,693.

[edit] Geography

Byrd Township covers an area of 62.64 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Jackson (the county seat). It contains ten cemeteries: Byrd, Herzinger, Horrell, Howard, Mogler, Ramsey, Russell, Russell Heights, Slinkerd and Walker.

The streams of Cane Creek, Goose Creek, Helderman Creek and Horrell Creek run through this township.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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