Reading Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Reading Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Reading Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°15′08″N094°27′16″W / 42.25222°N 94.45444°W / 42.25222; -94.45444
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
35.62 sq mi (92.25 km2)
 • Land35.60 sq mi (92.21 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
588
 • Density17/sq mi (6.4/km2)
FIPS code 19-93546 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468590

Reading Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.

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History

Reading Township was created in 1875. It was named for Charles H. Reading, a pioneer settler. [3]

Geography

Reading Township covers an area of 35.62 square miles (92.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farnhamville. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Reading and Saint Joseph.

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. ↑ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 119–120.


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