Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Read Township
Read Township
	Township
	Location in Clayton County
	Coordinates: 42°51′44″N091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W Coordinates: 42°51′44″N091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
• Total	27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
• Land	27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	300
• Density	11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0468589

Last updated January 02, 2020

Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.

History

Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read.^[1]

Geography

Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.

The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.

Notes

↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 321.

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References

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[1] Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 321.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Elkader
Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga	Map of Iowa highlighting Clayton County
Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner
Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Millville Motor Osborne Saint Sebald Thomasville Turkey River Updegraff Watson Wood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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