Springdale Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Springdale Township, Cedar County
— Township —

Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Cedar
Area
• Total	36.37 sq mi (94.21 km²)
• Land	36.37 sq mi (94.21 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation^[1]	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,857
• Density	78.6/sq mi (30.3/km²)
FIPS code	19-93975^[2]
GNIS feature ID	0468739

Springdale Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,857.

Geography

Springdale Township covers an area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, West Branch. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Chamness, Downey, Hickory Grove, Old Friends, Springdale and West Branch. The unincorporated community of Springdale was historically important in the anti-slavery movement.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of Cedar County, Iowa, USA

County seat: Tipton

Cities	Bennett Clarence Durant‡ Lowden Mechanicsville Stanwood Tipton West Branch‡ Wilton‡

Townships	Cass Center Dayton Fairfield Farmington Fremont Gower Inland Iowa Linn Massillon Pioneer Red Oak Rochester Springdale Springfield Sugar Creek

Unincorporated communities	Massillon Springdale Sunbury

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties