Chickasaw Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Chickasaw Township
Township

Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W / 43.03611°N 92.49194°W / 43.03611; -92.49194Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W / 43.03611°N 92.49194°W / 43.03611; -92.49194
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
 • Total 36.67 sq mi (94.96 km2)
 • Land 36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation 1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 784
 • Density 21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467599

Chickasaw Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 784.

History

Chickasaw Township was organized in 1855.[1]

Geography

Chickasaw Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Bassett and Ionia. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Cedar View, Rowley Hill and Saint Boniface.

The stream of Beaver 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. 267.

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