Springfield Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Springfield Township, Cedar County

Township

Coordinates: 41°49′16″N 090°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.82111°N 90.96556°W﻿ / 41.82111; -90.96556Coordinates: 41°49′16″N 090°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.82111°N 90.96556°W﻿ / 41.82111; -90.96556
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Cedar
Area

• Total| 37.66 sq mi (97.54 km2)
• Land| 37.66 sq mi (97.54 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 768 ft (234 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 1,138
• Density| 30.2/sq mi (11.7/km2)
FIPS code| 19-93978[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0468740

Springfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,138.

## Contents

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

## History

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Springfield Township was organized in 1841.[3] The first school building in Springfield Township was built in 1848.[4]

## Geography

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Springfield Township covers an area of 37.66 square miles (97.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Lowden. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Elliott Parr Grave, Fairview, Lowden, Van Horn and Zion Church.

## 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. 385.
4. ^ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp. 175.

## 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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