Sherman Township, Hardin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Sherman Township

Township

Coordinates: 42°20′23″N 093°24′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.33972°N 93.40472°W﻿ / 42.33972; -93.40472
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Hardin
Area

• Total

| 35.98 sq mi (93.19 km2)
• Land| 35.98 sq mi (93.19 km2)
• Water| (0%) 0 sq mi ((0%) 0 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 461
• Density| 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km2)
FIPS code| 468 697[2][3]
GNIS feature ID| 0468696

Sherman Township is a township located in Hardin County, Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 738.[4][1]

## History

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Sherman Township was founded in 1870.[5] It is named for William Tecumseh Sherman.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherman Township, Hardin County, Iowa
4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
5. ^ Moir, William J. (1911). Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa. Unigraphic. pp. 319.
6. ^ History of Hardin County, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1883. pp. 904.

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Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Eldora

Cities|

* Ackley‡
* Alden
* Buckeye
* Eldora
* Hubbard
* Iowa Falls
* New Providence
* Owasa
* Radcliffe
* Steamboat Rock
* Union
* Whitten

Map of Iowa highlighting Hardin County

Townships|

* Alden
* Buckeye
* Clay
* Concord
* Eldora
* Ellis
* Etna
* Grant
* Hardin
* Jackson
* Pleasant
* Providence
* Sherman
* Tipton
* Union

CDP|

* Garden City

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Cleves
* Gifford
* Lawn Hill

Ghost towns|

* Abbott
* Cottage
* Hughes
* Macy
* Quebec
* Secor/Xenia

Footnotes|

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

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