Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Union City Township, Allamakee County
Township
Coordinates: 43°27′38″N091°25′21″W / 43.46056°N 91.42250°W / 43.46056; -91.42250
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Allamakee
Area
• Total	30.69 sq mi (79.49 km2)
• Land	30.67 sq mi (79.43 km2)
• Water	0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [1]	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	219
• Density	7.3/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	19-94290 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0468848

Union City Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 219. ^[3]

History

Union City Township was organized in 1852. ^[4] The township is named from an early settlement on the north side of the Upper Iowa River above the mouth of French Creek. ^[5]

Geography

Union City Township covers an area of 30.69 square miles (79.5 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Mount Hope, Portland Prairie and Wheatland.

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. "IA - Union City township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
4. Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.
5. Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp.  404.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com