Cedar Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Cedar Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Cedar Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°20′31″N094°27′38″W / 42.34194°N 94.46056°W / 42.34194; -94.46056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
36.19 sq mi (93.74 km2)
 • Land36.19 sq mi (93.72 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
408
 • Density11/sq mi (4.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-90528 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467550

Cedar Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408.

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History

Cedar Township was created in 1877. It is named from the Cedar Creek. [3]

Geography

Cedar Township covers an area of 36.19 square miles (93.7 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Rinard and Somers. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Cedar.

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. 101.


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