Orange Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Orange Township

Township

Location in Clinton County

Coordinates: 41°48′52″N 090°38′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.81444°N 90.63556°W﻿ / 41.81444; -90.63556
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Clinton
Area

• Total

| 29.53 sq mi (76.47 km2)
• Land| 29.49 sq mi (76.38 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.12%
Elevation

| 669 ft (204 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 1,253
• Density| 42.5/sq mi (16.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0468469

Orange Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,253.

## History

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Orange Township was organized in 1846. It was first known as Union Township until 1854, when the name was changed to its present form.[1]

## Geography

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Orange Township covers an area of 29.53 square miles (76.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Grand Mound. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Allison, Barber, Calvary, Evergreen and Smith.

The stream of Barber Creek runs through this township.

## Notes

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1. ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 318.

## 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 Clinton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Clinton

Cities|

* Andover
* Calamus
* Camanche
* Charlotte
* Clinton
* DeWitt
* Delmar
* Goose Lake
* Grand Mound
* Lost Nation
* Low Moor
* Maquoketa‡
* Toronto
* Welton
* Wheatland

Map of Iowa highlighting Clinton County

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Brookfield
* Camanche
* Center
* De Witt
* Deep Creek
* Eden
* Elk River
* Grant
* Hampshire
* Liberty
* Olive
* Orange
* Sharon
* Spring Rock
* Washington
* Waterford
* Welton

CDP|

* Big Rock‡

Other
communities|

* Almont
* Bryant
* Elvira
* Elwood
* Folletts
* Malone
* Petersville
* Teeds Grove

Footnotes|

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

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