Peterson Township, Clay County, Iowa

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Peterson Township
Township
Map highlighting Peterson Township, Clay County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 42°57′17″N095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clay
Area
 • Total
35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
 • Land35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,410 ft (430 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
555
 • Density16/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468512

Peterson Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 555.

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History

Peterson Township was created in 1878. [1]

Geography

Peterson Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Peterson. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Oakland.

Notes

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 60.

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