Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Inactive township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

37°11′08″N 089°44′51″W / 37.18556°N 89.74750°W / 37.18556; -89.74750CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCounty Cape GirardeauArea

• Total59.55 sq mi (154.23 km²) • Land59.41 sq mi (153.86 km²) • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km²) 0.23%Elevation

^[1]

335 ft (102 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,344 • Density22.6/sq mi (8.7/km²)FIPS code29-78280^[2]GNIS feature ID0766403

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

History

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

Geography

Welch Township covers an area of 59.55 square miles (154.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Delta. It contains two cemeteries: Hitt and Kenyon.

Round Pond (historical) is within 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.