Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa

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Center Township, Cedar County
Township
Map highlighting Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°45′06″N091°07′26″W / 41.75167°N 91.12389°W / 41.75167; -91.12389
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Cedar
Area
 • Total
66.28 sq mi (171.67 km2)
 • Land66.22 sq mi (171.51 km2)
 • Water0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
[1]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,945
 • Density60/sq mi (23/km2)
FIPS code 19-90588 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467571

Center Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,945.

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History

Center Township was established in 1841. [3]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 66.28 square miles (171.7 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Tipton. According to the USGS, it contains eighteen cemeteries: Bolton, Bradley, Center Ross, County Home, Eureka, Fairland, Goodale, Kiser, Masonic, Mount Zion, Ochiltree, Saint Marys, Sand Hill, Virginia Grove, Wood Bridge, Wood Bridge, Wright and York Prairie.

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. ↑ The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 385.


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