Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa

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Pioneer Township, Cedar County
Township
Map highlighting Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°54′09″N091°19′01″W / 41.90250°N 91.31694°W / 41.90250; -91.31694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Cedar
Area
 • Total
36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Land36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,810
 • Density49/sq mi (19.1/km2)
FIPS code 19-93333 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468519

Pioneer Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,810.

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History

Pioneer Township was established in 1848. [3]

Geography

Pioneer Township covers an area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Mechanicsville. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Andre, Pioneer, Rose Hill and Union.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp.  63.


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