Shawnee Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Shawnee Township
Coordinates: 37°30′54″N 089°36′51″W / 37.515, -89.61417
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cape Girardeau
Area
- Total	92.36 sq mi (239.21 km²)
- Land	90.37 sq mi (234.05 km²)
- Water	1.99 sq mi (5.16 km²)  2.16%
Elevation [1]	558 ft (170 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,460
- Density	38.3/sq mi (14.8/km²)
FIPS code	29-67070[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766402

Shawnee Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,460.

[edit] Geography

Shawnee Township covers an area of 92.36 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Pocahontas. It contains two cemeteries: Apple Creek and Darby.

The streams of Blue Shawnee Creek, Buckeye Creek, Duskin Creek, Flatrock Creek, Indian Creek, Little Indian Creek, Lovejoy Creek, Muddy Shawnee Creek, Neelys Creek, Opossum Creek, Shawnee Creek and Turkey 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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