Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

43°18′17″N 091°18′35″W / 43.30472°N 91.30972°W / 43.30472; -91.30972Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAllamakeeArea

• 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

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

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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "IA - Center township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ 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.