Gillett Grove Township, Clay County, Iowa

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Gillett Grove Township
Township
Map highlighting Gillett Grove Township, Clay County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°02′20″N095°05′28″W / 43.03889°N 95.09111°W / 43.03889; -95.09111 Coordinates: 43°02′20″N095°05′28″W / 43.03889°N 95.09111°W / 43.03889; -95.09111
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clay
Area
  Total 36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2)
  Land 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
  Water 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation 1,348 ft (411 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 385
  Density 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467910

Gillett Grove Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 385.

A township in the United States is a small geographic area.

Clay County, Iowa County in the United States

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,667. Its county seat is Spencer. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, Jr., a colonel who died in action in the Mexican–American War, and son of Henry Clay, famous American statesman from Kentucky.

Iowa State of the United States of America

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north.

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History

Gillett Grove Township was created in 1873. [1]

Geography

Gillett Grove Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Gillett Grove and Greenville. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Rosehill.

Gillett Grove, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Gillett Grove is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 49 in the 2010 census, a decline from 55 in the 2000 census.

Greenville, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Greenville is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 75 in the 2010 census, a decline from 93 in the 2000 census.

United States Geological Survey Scientific agency of the United States government

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

The streams of Elk Creek and Lexington Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 60.

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