Randol Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

37°23′17″N 089°32′45″W / 37.38806°N 89.54583°W / 37.38806; -89.54583CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCounty Cape GirardeauArea

• Total66.92 sq mi (173.31 km²) • Land65.3 sq mi (169.11 km²) • Water1.62 sq mi (4.2 km²) 2.42%Elevation

^[1]

650 ft (198 m)Population

(2000)

• Total4,030 • Density61.7/sq mi (23.8/km²)FIPS code29-60572^[2]GNIS feature ID0766401

Randol Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,030.

History

Randol Township was founded in 1872.^[3] The township derives its name from Enos Randal, a pioneer citizen.^[4]

Geography

Randol Township covers an area of 66.92 square miles (173.3 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two unincorporated settlements: Oriole, and Egypt Mills; and ten cemeteries: Ervin, Heuer, Iona, Lange, McKendree, Minton, Noland, Thompson, Vangilder and Zierath.

The streams of Juden Creek, Bainbridge Creek, Little Flora Creek and Soakie Creek run through this township.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)