New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

New Hampton Township
Township

Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°WCoordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
  Total 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
  Land 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,132 ft (345 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 3,065
  Density 83.3/sq mi (32.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468432

New Hampton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,065.

History

New Hampton Township was organized in 1857.[1]

Geography

New Hampton Township covers an area of 36.78 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, New Hampton (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boyd, Saint Josephs and Union.

The stream of Plum Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 257.

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