Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Boardman Township
Map highlighting Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N091°25′29″W / 42.86222°N 91.42472°W / 42.86222; -91.42472
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
  Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,832
  Density50.3/sq mi (19.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467471

Boardman Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,832.

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History

Boardman Township is named for Elisha Boardman, who settled there in 1836. [1]

Geography

Boardman Township covers an area of 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Elkader (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Eastside, Erhardt and Saint Josephs.

The streams of Dry Mill Creek and Roberts Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Boardman Township contains Elkader Municipal Airport.

Notes

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp.  313.

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