Read Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Clayton |
Area | |
• Total | 27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2) |
• Land | 27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 300 |
• Density | 11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0468589 |
Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.
History
Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read.[1]
Geography
Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.
The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.
Notes
- ↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 321.
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