Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Lodomillo Township
Township
Map highlighting Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′05″N091°25′41″W / 42.68472°N 91.42806°W / 42.68472; -91.42806
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
 • Total
36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
 • Land36.49 sq mi (94.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
719
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468294

Lodomillo Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 719.

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History

The origin of the name Lodomillo is unclear. It might mean "load a mill" or "load of watermelons". [1]

Geography

Lodomillo Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2).

Cities and towns

Edgewood is divided by Iowa Highway 3; the south half of the town is in Honey Creek Township, Delaware County.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

According to the USGS, the township contains two cemeteries: Green Hill and Noble.

Major highways

Notes

  1. ↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp.  318.

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