Riverton Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°07′41″N 095°13′11″W / 43.12806°N 95.21972°W / 43.12806; -95.21972
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
  Total31.01 sq mi (80.31 km2)
  Land30.97 sq mi (80.2 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,322 ft (403 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total321
  Density10.4/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468623

Riverton Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 321.

History

Riverton Township was created in 1874.[1]

Geography

Riverton Township covers an area of 31.01 square miles (80.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Spring Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Riverton Township contains one airport or landing strip, Spencer Municipal Airport.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.