Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County
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Coordinates: 43°18′12″N091°33′29″W / 43.30333°N 91.55806°W / 43.30333; -91.55806
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
  Total
35.40 sq mi (91.68 km2)
  Land35.40 sq mi (91.68 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,237 ft (377 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
761
  Density21/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-94293 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468849

Union Prairie Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 761. [3]

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History

Union Prairie Township was organized in 1852. [4]

Geography

Union Prairie Township covers an area of 35.4 square miles (92 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Eells Plot, Mount Olivet and West Ridge.

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 Prairie 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.