Clay Township, Clay County, Iowa

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Clay Township
Township
Map highlighting Clay Township, Clay County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°02′27″N095°19′39″W / 43.04083°N 95.32750°W / 43.04083; -95.32750
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clay
Area
 • Total
36.35 sq mi (94.15 km2)
 • Land36.35 sq mi (94.15 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
696
 • Density19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467602

Clay Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 696.

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History

Clay Township was the first township in Clay County. When it was created in 1859, it comprised the entire county. [1]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Royal. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Center, TriMello and Willow Creek.

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport or landing strip, Royal Airport.

Notes

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  60.

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