Coordinates: 41°38′56″N 091°12′05″W / 41.64889°N 91.20139°W / 41.64889; -91.20139

Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa

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Iowa Township, Cedar County
Township
File:Map highlighting Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°38′56″N 091°12′05″W / 41.64889°N 91.20139°W / 41.64889; -91.20139
CountryFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
StateFile:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
CountyCedar
Area
 • Total
37.65 sq mi (97.51 km2)
 • Land37.05 sq mi (95.96 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.54 km2)
Elevation
[1]
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
460
 • Density12.4/sq mi (4.8/km2)
FIPS code19-92055[2]
GNIS feature ID0468078

Iowa Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 460.

History

Iowa Township was organized in 1840[3] The first school in Iowa Township was established about 1845.[4] (or 1841[5]).

Geography

Iowa Township covers an area of 37.65 square miles (97.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Bethel, Burnett, Dunfee, Gray's Ford, North Liberty and Pee Dee.

References

  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. ↑ The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 540.
  4. ↑ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp. 156.
  5. ↑ The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 385.

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