Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Waterford Township
Township

Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°59′37″N 090°29′42″W / 41.99361°N 90.49500°WCoordinates: 41°59′37″N 090°29′42″W / 41.99361°N 90.49500°W
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
  Total 36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2)
  Land 36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 866 ft (264 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 796
  Density 22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468949

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. p. 259.

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