Lake Township, Clay County, Iowa

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Lake Township
Map highlighting Lake Township, Clay County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°12′19″N094°58′36″W / 43.20528°N 94.97667°W / 43.20528; -94.97667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clay
Area
  Total
35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2)
  Land33.36 sq mi (86.41 km2)
  Water2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2)  7.21%
Elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
240
  Density7.3/sq mi (2.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468179

Lake Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 240.

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History

Lake Township was created in 1882. It is named from the large number of lakes within its borders. [1]

Geography

Lake Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

Dan Green Slough, Mud Lake, Round Lake and Trumbull Lake are within this township.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  69.

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