Children's township

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Children's township
The Burfordville Covered Bridge, listed in the NRHP since 1970 [1]
The Burfordville Covered Bridge , listed on the NRHP since 1970
Location in Missouri
Children's Township (Missouri)
Children's township
Children's township
Basic data
State : United States
State : Missouri
County : Cape Girardeau County
Coordinates : 37 ° 21 ′  N , 89 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 21 ′  N , 89 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,158 (as of 2010)
Population density : 13.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 83.23 km 2  (about 32 mi 2 ) of
which 83.14 km 2  (about 32 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 157 m
Postal code : 63739
Area code : +1 573
FIPS : 29-38702
GNIS ID : 766399
Map highlighting Children's Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.svg
Location of the Children's Township in Cape Girardeau County

The children Township is one of 10 townships in Cape Girardeau County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri .

geography

The children's township is around 30 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The mouth of the Ohio near Cairo at the intersection of the states of Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky is about 90 km southeast.

The children's township lies at 37 ° 21'23 "north latitude and 89 ° 48'50" west longitude and extends over 83.23 km², which is spread over 83.14 km² of land and 0.09 km² of water.

The children's township is traversed in a north-south direction by the Whitewater River, which flows into the Headwater Diversion Channel at Whitewater in the southeastern neighboring Hubble Township .

The Children's Township borders within Cape Girardeau County in the north on Whitewater Township , in the east on Byrd Township , in the southeast on Hubble Township and in the south on Liberty Township . To the west, the township borders on Bollinger County .

traffic

Missouri State Route 34 runs through the township in a west-east direction . There are also a number of other subordinate roads, some of which are unpaved.

The nearest airport is Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, around 35 km southeast of the township .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 1,158 inhabitants. The population of the township lives next to buildings scattered across the township in the unincorporated settlement of Burfordville .

Bollinger Mill

The Bollinger Mill in Burfordville, listed on the NRHP since 1971

In Burfordville, on the bridge over the Whitewater River, the Bollinger Mill is located , which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a state park .

The Burfordville Covered Bridge over the Whitewater River is also listed in the NRHP .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 70000325.Retrieved April 26, 2012
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved on April 26, 2012
  3. ↑ 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 26, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  
  4. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 71000463. Retrieved April 26, 2012

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