Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

History
Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872. The township takes its name from Apple Creek.

Geography
Apple Creek Township covers an area of 83.38 sqmi and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. It contains seven cemeteries: Byrd, Clippard, Dickman, Fulbright, Sides, Trinity and Wheeler.

The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple Creek run through this township.