Byrd Township, Missouri
| Byrd Township | |||
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Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Missouri | ||
| County : | Cape Girardeau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 23 ′ N , 89 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,646 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 114.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 162.23 km 2 (about 63 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 131 m | ||
| Postal code : | 63755 | ||
| Area code : | +1 573 | ||
| FIPS : | 29-10234 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 766396 | ||
 Location of Byrd Township in Cape Girardeau County |
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The Byrd Township is one of 10 townships in Cape Girardeau County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri .
geography
The Byrd Township is located on the eastern slope of the Ozark Plateau to the valley of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Illinois about 10 km further east .
The Byrd Township is at 37 ° 23'28 "north latitude and 89 ° 40'02" west longitude and extends over 162.23 km².
The Byrd Township borders within Cape Girardeau County in the north on Apple Creek Township , in the northeast on Shawnee Township , in the east on Randol Township , in the southeast on Cape Girardeau Township , in the south on Hubble Township , in the southwest on the Children's Township and to the northwest to Whitewater Township .
traffic
Interstate 55 , which is the shortest connection from St. Louis to Memphis , runs parallel to the Mississippi through the east of the township . In the northeast of the township, US Highway 61 crosses , which also runs parallel to the Mississippi. Missouri State Routes 34 and 72, which run west from the Mississippi, also run through Byrd Township .
The nearest airport is Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in Cape Girardeau , around 25 km to the southeast , the largest city in the county and the center of the region at the interface of Illinois and Missouri.
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 18,646 inhabitants. The population of the township lives mainly in the independent community Jackson (with the status " City "), where the administrative seat of the county is also located. A small part lives on the township scattered and in the unincorporated settlement ( " Unincorporated Community ") Fruitland , but is mainly in the Randol Township.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 23, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2012
