Calhoun Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Calhoun Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Calhoun Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°14′41″N094°40′58″W / 42.24472°N 94.68278°W / 42.24472; -94.68278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
31.58 sq mi (81.79 km2)
 • Land31.57 sq mi (81.77 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,210 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
166
 • Density5.2/sq mi (2/km2)
FIPS code 19-90441 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467520

Calhoun Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 166.

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History

Calhoun Township was the first township created in 1856. It originally included the entire county. [3]

Geography

Calhoun Township covers an area of 31.58 square miles (81.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Bishop.

References

  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. ↑ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 97.


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