Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.
Whitewater Township | |
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| Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cape Girardeau |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.50 sq mi (94.54 km2) |
| • Land | 36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,263 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-79630[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766404 |
History
editGeography
editWhitewater Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Baker, Bollinger Family Cemetery at Bollinger Mill, Born, Caney Fork – New and Old, Estes, Ferguson, Gladish, Kurre, Kurreville/Maintz, Limbaugh, Mayfield, Miller at Millersville, Niswonger New and Old, Old Salem Methodist, Riehn, Schmidt, Snider, Wilkerson 1 and 2, Wise.
The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.
Education
editIt is in the Delta R-V School District.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Township of Whitewater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cape Girardeau County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2025. - Text list
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