Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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CountryUnited States
Elevation430 ft (131 m)
FIPS code29-10234[2]
Byrd Township
Coordinates: 37°23′28″N 089°40′02″W / 37.39111°N 89.66722°W / 37.39111; -89.66722
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
  Total
62.64 sq mi (162.23 km2)
  Land62.6 sq mi (162.2 km2)
  Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.02%
Elevation430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
15,693
  Density251/sq mi (96.8/km2)
FIPS code29-10234[2]
GNIS feature ID0766396

Byrd Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,693.

Byrd Township was founded in 1807 as one of the original five townships of Cape Girardeau County.[3] The township has the name of Abraham Byrd, a county commissioner.[4]

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