Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Center Township, Allamakee County
Map highlighting Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 43°18′17″N091°18′35″W / 43.30472°N 91.30972°W / 43.30472; -91.30972
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
  Total
36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
  Land36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
329
  Density9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-90582 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467569

Center Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 329. [3]

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History

Center Township was organized in 1856. [4]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Center Baptist, Elon, Faegre Prairie, Lutheran, Old East Paint Creek, Old West Paint Creek, Reynolds Plot, Roese Plot and West Paint Creek Synod.

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. "IA - Center township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.