New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

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New Hampton Township
Township
Map highlighting New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.svg
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′23″N092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W / 43.03972; -92.25722
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
 • Total
36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Land36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,065
 • Density83/sq mi (32.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468432

New Hampton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,065.

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History

New Hampton Township was organized in 1857. [1]

Geography

New Hampton Township covers an area of 36.78 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, New Hampton (the county seat), and the hamlet of Boyd. [2] According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boyd, Saint Josephs and Union.

The stream of Plum Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 257.
  2. ↑ "Boyd, IA - Boyd, Iowa Map & Directions - MapQuest".

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