New Buda Township, Decatur County, Iowa

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New Buda Township
Map highlighting New Buda Township, Decatur County, Iowa.svg
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°36′38″N93°50′40″W / 40.61056°N 93.84444°W / 40.61056; -93.84444
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Decatur
Area
  Total
25.28 sq mi (65.47 km2)
  Land25.19 sq mi (65.24 km2)
  Water0.089 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.35%
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
270
  Density11/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468429

New Buda Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 270.

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History

The name New Buda is derived from Buda, now the part of Budapest, given by the Hungarian and Romanian immigrants who settled there. [1]

Geography

New Buda Township covers an area of 25.28 square miles (65.47 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers) or 0.35 percent, is water. The stream of Dickersons Branch runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Creveling and New Buda.

Major highways

See also

References

  1. Tuttle, Charles Richard (1876). An Illustrated History of the State of Iowa. Richard S. Peale. pp.  483.