Chickasaw Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Chickasaw Township

Township

Location in Chickasaw County

Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.03611°N 92.49194°W﻿ / 43.03611; -92.49194
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Chickasaw
Area

• Total| 36.67 sq mi (94.96 km2)
• Land| 36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation

| 1,056 ft (322 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 784
• Density| 21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0467599

Chickasaw Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 784.

## History

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Chickasaw Township was organized in 1855.[1]

## Geography

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Chickasaw Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Bassett and Ionia. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Cedar View, Rowley Hill and Saint Boniface.

The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.

## Notes

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1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 267.

## References

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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

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Municipalities and communities of Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States

County seat: New Hampton

Cities|

* Alta Vista
* Bassett
* Fredericksburg
* Ionia
* Lawler
* Nashua‡
* New Hampton
* North Washington
* Protivin‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Chickasaw County

Townships|

* Bradford
* Chickasaw
* Dayton
* Deerfield
* Dresden
* Fredericksburg
* Jacksonville
* New Hampton
* Richland
* Stapleton
* Utica
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boyd
* Bradford
* Deerfield
* Jerico
* Little Turkey
* Nansen
* Republic
* Saude

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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