Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Read Township
Map highlighting Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
  Land27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total300
  Density11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468589

Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.

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History

Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read. [1]

Geography

Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.

The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.

Notes

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp.  321.

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