Clayton Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Clayton Township
Map highlighting Clayton Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°54′53″N091°10′04″W / 42.91472°N 91.16778°W / 42.91472; -91.16778
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total38.29 sq mi (99.17 km2)
  Land34.74 sq mi (89.98 km2)
  Water3.55 sq mi (9.18 km2)  9.26%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total312
  Density9/sq mi (3.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467613

Clayton Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

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History

Clayton Township was named for John M. Clayton, as was Clayton County. [1]

Geography

Clayton Township covers an area of 38.29 square miles (99.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clayton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Clayton, Evangelical Lutheran, Norsk Lutheran and Tangeman.

The streams of Moody Run and Sny Magill Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 315.

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