Eden Township, Clinton County, Iowa

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Eden Township
Map highlighting Eden Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°47′27″N090°24′12″W / 41.79083°N 90.40333°W / 41.79083; -90.40333
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clinton
Area
  Total
35.63 sq mi (92.28 km2)
  Land35.51 sq mi (91.98 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.33%
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
856
  Density24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467762

Eden Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 856.

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History

Eden Township was organized in 1856. [1] [2]

Geography

Eden Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Low Moor. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bowers-Dannatt-Hill, Cousin-Smith, Pehlam and Prairie Union.

The streams of Brophy Creek and Cherry Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns &c. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp.  636.
  2. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp.  300.

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