Clayton Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°54′53″N 091°10′04″W / 42.91472°N 91.16778°W / 42.91472; -91.16778Country United StatesState IowaCountyClaytonArea
 • Total38.29 sq mi (99.17 km2) • Land34.74 sq mi (89.98 km2) • Water3.55 sq mi (9.18 km2)  9.26%Elevation
778 ft (237 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total312 • Density9/sq mi (3.5/km2)GNIS feature ID0467613

Clayton Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

History

Clayton Township was named for John M. Clayton, as was Clayton County.[1]

Geography

Clayton Township covers an area of 38.29 square miles (99.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clayton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Clayton, Evangelical Lutheran, Norsk Lutheran and Tangeman.

The streams of Moody Run and Sny Magill Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 315.

References

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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County seat: Elkader
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