Eden Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Eden Township
Eden Township
Township
	Location in Decatur County
	Coordinates: 40°41′12″N93°43′14″W / 40.68667°N 93.72056°W Coordinates: 40°41′12″N93°43′14″W / 40.68667°N 93.72056°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Decatur
Area
• Total	36.17 sq mi (93.67 km2)
• Land	36.13 sq mi (93.58 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.1%
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	279
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467763

Last updated August 10, 2021

Eden Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 279.

Geography

Eden Township covers an area of 36.17 square miles (93.67 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Britton Branch and McGruder Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Blockly

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Center Township (north)
High Point Township (northeast)
Woodland Township (east)
Morgan Township (southeast)
Hamilton Township (south)
New Buda Township (southwest)
Burrell Township (west)
Decatur Township (northwest)
Leon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bethel, Campbell, Chastain, County Home, Hatfield, Manchester, Meek and Mount Tabor.

Major highways

U.S. Route 69

Climate

This region has significant seasonal temperature differences, going from warm summers to very cold winters. There is precipitation year-round, and snowfall occurs in almost areas. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and a very occasional tropical system. Area is only classified as humid because it is not dry enough to be classified as semi-arid or arid.^[1]

Climate data for Eden Township, Iowa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−2 (28)	1 (33)	8 (46)	17 (62)	22 (72)	27 (81)	29 (85)	28 (83)	24 (76)	18 (64)	8 (47)	0 (32)	15 (59)
Average low °C (°F)	−12 (10)	−9 (15)	−3 (26)	3 (38)	9 (49)	14 (58)	17 (62)	16 (60)	11 (51)	5 (41)	−2 (28)	−9 (16)	3 (38)
Average precipitation days	1.1	1.0	2.1	3.4	4.2	4.4	3.9	3.7	3.4	2.4	1.8	1.4	32.7
Source: Weatherbase ^[2]

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References

↑ "Vinton, Iowa Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
↑ "Weatherbase". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 5, 2013.

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[1] "Vinton, Iowa Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".

[Weatherbase-2] "Weatherbase". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 5, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Leon
Cities	Davis City Decatur City Garden Grove Grand River Lamoni Leon Le Roy Pleasanton Van Wert Weldon	Map of Iowa highlighting Decatur County
Townships	Bloomington Burrell Center Decatur Eden Fayette Franklin Garden Grove Grand River Hamilton High Point Long Creek Morgan New Buda Richland Woodland
Unincorporated communities	High Point New Buda Terre Haute Tuskeego Woodland
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