Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa

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Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County
Township
Map highlighting Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°38′30″N091°03′19″W / 41.64167°N 91.05528°W / 41.64167; -91.05528
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Cedar
Area
 • Total
24.24 sq mi (62.78 km2)
 • Land24.24 sq mi (62.78 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
375
 • Density16/sq mi (6/km2)
FIPS code 19-94023 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468756

Sugar Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 375.

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History

Sugar Creek Township is named for the Sugar Creek. The name of the creek may refer to either the large number of sugar maples growing along it or to the sweetness of the water. [3]

Geography

Sugar Creek Township covers an area of 24.24 square miles (62.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Centerville, Lime City, Sharon, South Bethel, Sugar Creek Church, and Whitmer.

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.  33.


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