Orange Township, Clinton County, Iowa

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Orange Township
Map highlighting Orange Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°48′52″N090°38′08″W / 41.81444°N 90.63556°W / 41.81444; -90.63556
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clinton
Area
  Total
29.53 sq mi (76.47 km2)
  Land29.49 sq mi (76.38 km2)
  Water0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.12%
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
1,253
  Density42/sq mi (16.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468469

Orange Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,253.

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History

Orange Township was organized in 1846. It was first known as Union Township until 1854, when the name was changed to its present form. [1]

Geography

Orange Township covers an area of 29.53 square miles (76.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Grand Mound. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Allison, Barber, Calvary, Evergreen and Smith.

The stream of Barber Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp.  318.

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