Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Lansing Township, Allamakee County
Township
Map highlighting Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 43°23′11″N091°17′56″W / 43.38639°N 91.29889°W / 43.38639; -91.29889
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
 • Total
50.0 sq mi (129.6 km2)
 • Land45.59 sq mi (118.09 km2)
 • Water4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,424
 • Density31/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-92382 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468192

Lansing Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1424. [3]

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History

Lansing Township was organized in 1852. [4]

Geography

Lansing Township covers an area of 50.04 square miles (129.6 km2) and contains one settlement, Lansing. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Gethsemane, Heminway, Lansing Ridge, May's Prairie and Oak Hill.

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 - Lansing 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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