Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa

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Waterford Township
Township
St. Joseph Church - Sugar Creek, Iowa 01.JPG
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sugar Creek
Map highlighting Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°59′37″N090°29′42″W / 41.99361°N 90.49500°W / 41.99361; -90.49500
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Clinton
Area
 • Total
36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2)
 • Land36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
796
 • Density22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468949

Waterford Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 796.

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History

Waterford Township was organized in April, 1854. It was first called Henry Township, and the name was changed to its present form in May of that year. [1]

Geography

Waterford Township covers an area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Charlotte. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Assumption, Glahn, Gohlmann, Immaculate Conception, McClure and Saint Josephs.

The streams of Honey Creek, Williams Creek, Williams Creek and Willow Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp.  259.

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