Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Rochester Township, Cedar County
Rochester Township, Cedar County
Township
	Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 091°07′39″W / 41.66556°N 91.12750°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Cedar
Area
• Total	27.03 sq mi (70.02 km2)
• Land	26.39 sq mi (68.35 km2)
• Water	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	603
• Density	22.8/sq mi (8.8/km2)
FIPS code	19-93654
GNIS feature ID	0468626

Rochester Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 603.

History

Rochester Township is named after Rochester, New York.^[3]

There are 3 cemeteries in the township, Hebron, Rochester and Healy. Township Trustees manage both Rochester and Hebron cemeteries while Healy is privately maintained

The town of Rochester used to be the county seat of Cedar County. The county seat was moved to the geographical center of Cedar County, which became Tipton. The reason they moved it to Tipton, is because they were afraid of losing important documents in the flood.

Geography

Rochester Township covers an area of 27.03 square miles (70.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated community of Rochester, a census-designated place, is located along the Cedar River north of the center of the township. According to the USGS, the township contains two cemeteries: Healey and Hebron.

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.
^ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp. 101.

External links

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp. 101.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cedar County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Tipton
Cities	Bennett Clarence Durant‡ Lowden Mechanicsville Stanwood Tipton West Branch‡ Wilton‡	Map of Iowa highlighting Cedar County
Townships	Cass Center Dayton Fairfield Farmington Fremont Gower Inland Iowa Linn Massillon Pioneer Red Oak Rochester Springdale Springfield Sugar Creek
CDPs	Downey Rochester
Other communities	Buchanan Cedar Bluff Centerdale Massillon Plato Springdale Sunbury Wald
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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