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Hubble Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°17′11″N 089°43′05″W / 37.28639°N 89.71806°W / 37.28639; -89.71806
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Hubble Township
Motto: 
"Through Humanity We Endure to Keep It 'Moooovin'"
Coordinates: 37°17′11″N 089°43′05″W / 37.28639°N 89.71806°W / 37.28639; -89.71806
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total
56.77 sq mi (147.02 km2)
 • Land56.62 sq mi (146.64 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)  0.26%
Elevation410 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,683
 • 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

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Hubble Township covers an area of 56.77 square miles (147.0 km2) and contains three incorporated settlements: Allenville, Gordonville and Whitewater. Known cemeteries include: Allenville, Beach/Bean, Dunn, Dutchtown Community (next to St. Edward’s), Eakins, Eggiman, German Evangelical Church, Hager, Hayden, Immanuel Lutheran at Tilsit, Kinder/Keeling, St. Edward’s, St. James United Church of Christ at Tilsit, Sandspur, Shady Grove, Smith, Statler/Gartung/Macke, Suedekum, Summers, Thompson, Young, Zion Lutheran at Gordonville.

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