Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

37°31′32″N 089°45′35″W / 37.52556°N 89.75972°W / 37.52556; -89.75972CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCounty Cape GirardeauArea

• Total83.38 sq mi (215.96 km²) • Land83.34 sq mi (215.84 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km²) 0.06%Elevation

^[1]

577 ft (176 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,960 • Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km²)FIPS code29-01450^[2]GNIS feature ID0766395

Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

History

Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872.^[3] The township takes its name from Apple Creek.^[4]

Geography

Apple Creek Township covers an area of 83.38 square miles (216.0 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. It contains seven cemeteries: Byrd, Clippard, Dickman, Fulbright, Sides, Trinity and Wheeler.

The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)