Soap Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa

Soap Creek Township
Soap Creek Township
	Township
	Location in Davis County
	Coordinates: 40°51′47″N92°28′11″W / 40.86306°N 92.46972°W Coordinates: 40°51′47″N92°28′11″W / 40.86306°N 92.46972°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	34.9 sq mi (90.38 km2)
• Land	34.85 sq mi (90.25 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14%
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	610
• Density	17.5/sq mi (6.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0468724

Last updated January 26, 2020

Soap Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 610.

History

Soap Creek Township was organized in 1846.^[1] It took its name from Soap Creek.^[2]

Geography

Soap Creek Township covers an area of 34.9 square miles (90.38 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water. The stream of Bear Creek runs through this township.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Green Township, Wapello County (north)
Keokuk Township, Wapello County (northeast)
Lick Creek Township (east)
Cleveland Township (southeast)
Perry Township (southeast)
Drakesville Township (south)
Marion Township (west)
Adams Township, Wapello County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Baer, Breeding, Harbour, Kingdom, Rime, Roland, Rudd and Sherman Chapel.

Major highways

U.S. Route 63

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References

↑ History of Davis County, Iowa. State Historical Company. 1882. pp. 428.
↑ History of Davis County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 598.

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[1] History of Davis County, Iowa. State Historical Company. 1882. pp. 428.

[2] History of Davis County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 598.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Davis County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Cities	Bloomfield Drakesville Floris Pulaski	Map of Iowa highlighting Davis County
Townships	Cleveland Drakesville Fabius Fox River Grove Lick Creek Marion Perry Prairie Roscoe Salt Creek Soap Creek Union West Grove Wyacondah
Unincorporated community	West Grove
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