Jefferson Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Jefferson Township, Allamakee County
Township
Map highlighting Jefferson Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 43°12′18″N091°25′33″W / 43.20500°N 91.42583°W / 43.20500; -91.42583
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
 • Total
35.75 sq mi (92.59 km2)
 • Land35.75 sq mi (92.59 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
607
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-92202 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468128

Jefferson Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 607. [3]

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History

Jefferson Township was organized in 1852. [4]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Dundee Plot, Ebenezer, Evergreen, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Nelson Plot and Rossville.

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. ↑ "IA - Jefferson township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.


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