Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County

Township

Coordinates: 41°38′30″N 091°03′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.64167°N 91.05528°W﻿ / 41.64167; -91.05528
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Cedar
Area

• Total| 24.24 sq mi (62.78 km2)
• Land| 24.24 sq mi (62.78 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 738 ft (225 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 375
• Density| 15.5/sq mi (6/km2)
FIPS code| 19-94023[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0468756

Sugar Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 375.

## History

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Sugar Creek Township is named for the Sugar Creek. The name of the creek may refer to either the large number of sugar maples growing along it or to the sweetness of the water.[3]

## Geography

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Sugar Creek Township covers an area of 24.24 square miles (62.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Centerville, Lime City, Sharon, South Bethel, Sugar Creek Church, and Whitmer.

## References

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1. ^ "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. ^ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp. 33.

## 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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