Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Inactive township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Welch Township

Township

Coordinates: 37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.18556°N 89.74750°W﻿ / 37.18556; -89.74750
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Cape Girardeau
Area

• Total

| 59.55 sq mi (154.23 km2)
• Land| 59.41 sq mi (153.86 km2)
• Water| 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)  0.23%
Elevation

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| 335 ft (102 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 1,344
• Density| 22.6/sq mi (8.7/km2)
FIPS code| 29-78280[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0766403

Welch Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,344.

## History

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Welch Township was founded in 1856.[3] The township was named for M. Welch, a local judge.[4]

## Geography

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Welch Township covers an area of 59.55 square miles (154.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Delta. Known cemeteries include Cox, Fairview/French, Hitt 4, Kenyon, Trinity Methodist/Little German, Wondel.

Round Pond (historical) is within this township.

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
4. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Jackson

Cities|

* Cape Girardeau‡
* Delta
* Jackson
* Scott City‡

Map of Missouri highlighting Cape Girardeau County

Villages|

* Allenville
* Gordonville
* Oak Ridge
* Old Appleton‡
* Pocahontas
* Whitewater

Townships|

* Apple Creek
* Byrd
* Cape Girardeau
* Hubble
* Kinder
* Liberty
* Randol
* Shawnee
* Welch
* Whitewater

CDPs|

* Burfordville
* Dutchtown
* Millersville
* New Wells
* Shawneetown

Other
communities|

* Arbor
* Arnsberg
* Bainbridge
* Blomeyer
* Crump
* Daisy
* Dissen
* Egypt Mills
* Friedheim
* Fruitland
* Gravel Hill
* Hickory Ridge
* Hilderbrand
* Hines Landing
* Houck
* Kurreville
* Leemon
* Moccasin Springs
* Neely's Landing
* Oriole
* Randles
* Rum Branch
* Tilsit

Ghost towns|

* Lovejoy
* Stroderville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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