Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Millville Township
Map highlighting Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′30″N091°04′27″W / 42.69167°N 91.07417°W / 42.69167; -91.07417
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total
35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
  Land34.24 sq mi (88.67 km2)
  Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)  2.89%
Elevation
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
471
  Density14/sq mi (5.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468384

Millville Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 471.

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History

Millville Township is named from the mill constructed there about 1833. [1]

Geography

Millville Township covers an area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Millville. Neighboring townships include Mallory Township, Jefferson Township, and Buena Vista Township. [2] According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Bierer, Friedlein, Goshen, Graham, Griffith and Redman.

The stream of Little Turkey River runs through this township.

References

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp.  320.
  2. IAGenWeb Clayton County. Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine