Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Read Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250
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

  1. ↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 321.

References


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