Farmersburg Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Farmersburg Township
Township
Map highlighting Farmersburg Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°56′56″N091°18′21″W / 42.94889°N 91.30583°W / 42.94889; -91.30583
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clayton
Area
 • Total
36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2)
 • Land36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
1,060 ft (323 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
605
 • Density17/sq mi (6.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467822

Farmersburg Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 605.

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History

Farmersburg Township was first settled in 1846. [1] The pioneering ornithologist Althea Sherman, who made the first detailed study of chimney swifts was from Farmersburg Township.

Geography

Farmersburg Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farmersburg. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Giard, National and Winkawitsch.

References

  1. ↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp.  316.


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