Waterford Township
Township
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sugar Creek
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sugar Creek
Location in Clinton County
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°59′37″N 090°29′42″W / 41.99361°N 90.49500°W / 41.99361; -90.49500
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClinton
Area
 • Total36.13 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)
 • Total796
 • Density22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468949

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

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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