Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa

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Garden Grove Township
Township
Map highlighting Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa.svg
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°51′29″N93°36′56″W / 40.85806°N 93.61556°W / 40.85806; -93.61556
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Decatur
Area
 • Total
35.73 sq mi (92.55 km2)
 • Land35.69 sq mi (92.43 km2)
 • Water0.042 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation
1,070 ft (326 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
428
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467889

Garden Grove Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 428.

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History

Garden Grove Township was created in 1850. [1]

Geography

Garden Grove Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Doze, Garden Grove, Metier, Morman and Winters.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Heman Conoman (1915). History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 16.


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