Whitewater Township (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
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Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Missouri | ||
| County : | Cape Girardeau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 27 ′ N , 89 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,335 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 14.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 94.54 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 94.41 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 135 m | ||
| Postal code : | 63766 | ||
| Area code : | +1 573 | ||
| FIPS : | 29-79630 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 766404 | ||
 Location of Whitewater Township in Cape Girardeau County |
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The Whitewater Township is one of 10 townships in Cape Girardeau County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri .
geography
The Whitewater Township is about 35 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 Whitewater Township is 37 ° 27'10 "north latitude and 89 ° 48'16" west longitude and extends over 94.54 km², which is spread over 94.41 km² of land and 0.13 km² of water.
The Whitewater Township is traversed by the Whitewater River, which flows into the Headwater Diversion Channel near Whitewater in the Hubble Township further south . To the north of Whitewater Township is the Maintz Wildlife Preserve , a 342-acre recreation area. In the center of the township is Cedar Lake , which was created by damming a tributary of the Whitewater River.
The Whitewater Township borders within Cape Girardeau County in the north and northeast on the Apple Creek Township , in the east on the Byrd Township and in the south on the Kinder Township . To the west, the township borders on Bollinger County .
traffic
Missouri State Route 72 runs from southeast to northwest through the entire Whitewater Township, where it meets a number of 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 1,335 residents. In addition to scattered settlement, there are several unincorporated settlements within the Whitewater Township :
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 3, 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 May 3, 2012
