Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa

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Camanche Township
Map highlighting Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°46′43″N090°18′02″W / 41.77861°N 90.30056°W / 41.77861; -90.30056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
  Total22.63 sq mi (58.61 km2)
  Land19.47 sq mi (50.43 km2)
  Water3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2)  13.97%
Elevation
630 ft (192 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total4,368
  Density224.3/sq mi (86.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467523

Camanche Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,368.

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History

Camanche Township was founded in 1841. [1]

Geography

Camanche Township covers an area of 22.63 square miles (58.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Camanche. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Rose Hill and Shaffton.

Nancy Elaine Lake and Willow Lake are within this township. The streams of Beaver Slough, Rock Creek, Schricker Slough and Sodus Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp.  292.

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