Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Iowa Township, Cedar County

Township

Coordinates: 41°38′56″N 091°12′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.64889°N 91.20139°W﻿ / 41.64889; -91.20139Coordinates: 41°38′56″N 091°12′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.64889°N 91.20139°W﻿ / 41.64889; -91.20139
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Cedar
Area

• Total| 37.65 sq mi (97.51 km2)
• Land| 37.05 sq mi (95.96 km2)
• Water| 0.6 sq mi (1.54 km2)
Elevation

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| 748 ft (228 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 460
• Density| 12.4/sq mi (4.8/km2)
FIPS code| 19-92055[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0468078

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

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

## Geography

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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

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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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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