Elm Grove Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Elm Grove Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Elm Grove Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°20′10″N094°47′58″W / 42.33611°N 94.79944°W / 42.33611; -94.79944
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
35.10 sq mi (90.91 km2)
 • Land35.08 sq mi (90.86 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,171 ft (357 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
213
 • Density6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
FIPS code 19-91215 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467789

Elm Grove Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 213.

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History

Elm Grove Township was created in 1876. It takes its name from a natural grove of elm trees. [3]

Geography

Elm Grove Township covers an area of 35.1 square miles (91 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Yetter.

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. ↑ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 105.


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