Lafayette Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Lafayette Township, Allamakee County
Township
Map highlighting Lafayette Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 43°17′40″N091°10′27″W / 43.29444°N 91.17417°W / 43.29444; -91.17417
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
 • Total
45.84 sq mi (118.73 km2)
 • Land43.39 sq mi (112.38 km2)
 • Water2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,010 ft (308 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
421
 • Density9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-92331 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468173

Lafayette Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 421. [3]

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History

Lafayette Township was organized in 1852. [4]

Geography

Lafayette Township covers an area of 45.84 square miles (118.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Thompson Corner, Village Creek and Wexford.

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 - Lafayette 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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