Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Center Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 329.[3]

Center Township, Allamakee County
Township
Coordinates: 43°18′17″N 091°18′35″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAllamakee
Area
 • Total36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
 • Land36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total329
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-90582[2]
GNIS feature ID0467569

History

Center Township was organized in 1856.[4]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Center Baptist, Elon, Faegre Prairie, Lutheran, Old East Paint Creek, Old West Paint Creek, Reynolds Plot, Roese Plot and West Paint Creek Synod.

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 - Center 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.


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