Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa

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Eagle Township, Black Hawk County
Township
Map highlighting Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°20′28″N092°21′10″W / 42.34111°N 92.35278°W / 42.34111; -92.35278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Black Hawk
Area
 • Total
36.61 sq mi (94.83 km2)
 • Land36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
511
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-91092 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467747

Eagle Township is one of seventeen rural townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 511.

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History

Eagle Township was organized in 1858. [3]

Geography

Eagle Township covers an area of 36.62 square miles (94.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Eagle [4] and Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel. [5]

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. ↑ Hartman, John C. (1915). History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 76.
  4. ↑ "Eagle Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 7, 2018.


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