Hubble Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Inactive township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

37°17′11″N 089°43′05″W / 37.28639°N 89.71806°W / 37.28639; -89.71806CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCounty Cape GirardeauArea

• Total56.77 sq mi (147.02 km²) • Land56.62 sq mi (146.64 km²) • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km²) 0.26%Elevation

^[1]

410 ft (125 m)Population

(2000)

• Total1,683 • Density29.7/sq mi (11.5/km²)FIPS code29-33454^[2]GNIS feature ID0766398

Hubble Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,683 and Mayor (I) Bo Matthews was re-elected in 2020.

Hubble Township was established in 1836, and named after Ithamar Hubbell, a pioneer citizen. Mayor Bo Matthews (I) was re-elected in 2020 ^[3]

Geography

Hubble Township covers an area of 56.77 square miles (147.0 km²) and contains four incorporated settlements: Allenville, Dutchtown, Gordonville and Whitewater. It contains twelve cemeteries: Allenville, Beach, Eakon, Eggimann, Gartung, Hager, Hayden, Kinder, Smith, Summers, Thompson and Young.

The streams of Bean Branch, Crooked Creek, Foster Creek, Hubble Creek and Williams 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.
^ "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)