Independence Township, Appanoose County, Iowa

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Independence Township, Appanoose County
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Coordinates: 40°51′36″N093°02′34″W / 40.86000°N 93.04278°W / 40.86000; -93.04278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Appanoose
Area
  Total35.73 sq mi (92.54 km2)
  Land28.10 sq mi (72.77 km2)
  Water7.64 sq mi (19.78 km2)
Elevation
[1]
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total248
  Density9/sq mi (3.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-92016 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468064

Independence Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 248. [3]

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History

Independence Township was founded in 1848. [4]

In 1857 William Chadwick, Appanoose County justice of peace, plotted the village of Milledgeville along the east bank of the Chariton River.[ citation needed ]

North Bend Church and the Chariton River Church are in Independence Township.

Geography

Independence Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.54 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Brushy, Charitan River, Cozad, Johnson, Milledgeville and Wadlington.

Education

The Teagarden School District was formerly located in the township; in 1966 it had 22 students. The district filed a request to merge into the Seymour Community School District. The Board of Education of Wayne County accepted while three members of Appanoose County Board of Education opposed (while two of that county's education board members supported the merger). [5]

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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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Independence township, Appanoose County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1878. pp.  351.
  5. "School Merger Hearing Slated". Ottumwa Courier . February 26, 1966. p. 5 via Newspaperarchive.