Mendon Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Mendon Township
Map highlighting Mendon Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 43°01′09″N091°12′13″W / 43.01917°N 91.20361°W / 43.01917; -91.20361
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total
33.70 sq mi (87.29 km2)
  Land32.88 sq mi (85.15 km2)
  Water0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2)  2.45%
Elevation
830 ft (253 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
1,890
  Density57/sq mi (22.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468374

Mendon Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,890.

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Geography

Mendon Township covers an area of 33.7 square miles (87 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Marquette and McGregor. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Baylis, Buell Park, Eastman, First Evangelical Lutheran, Knapp, Moody, Pleasant Grove, Point Ann, Saint Marys Catholic and Walton.

The streams of Bloody Run and North Cedar Creek run through this township.

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