Whitewater Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Inactive township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

37°27′10″N 089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W / 37.45278; -89.80444CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCounty Cape GirardeauArea

• Total36.5 sq mi (94.54 km²) • Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.14%Elevation

^[1]

443 ft (135 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,263 • Density34.7/sq mi (13.4/km²)FIPS code29-79630^[2]GNIS feature ID0766404

Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.

History

Whitewater Township was founded in 1852.^[3] The township took its name from the Whitewater River.^[4]

Geography

Whitewater Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains thirteen cemeteries: Baker, Estes, Gladish, Kurre, Mayfield, Miller, Old Caney Fork, Old Niswonger, Riehn, Schmidt, Snyder, Wilkinson and Wise.

The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.

References

^ "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.
^ 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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.