Farmersburg Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Farmersburg Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°56′56″N 091°18′21″W / 42.94889°N 91.30583°W / 42.94889; -91.30583Coordinates: 42°56′56″N 091°18′21″W / 42.94889°N 91.30583°W / 42.94889; -91.30583
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
 • Total 36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2)
 • Land 36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation 1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 605
 • Density 16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467822

Farmersburg Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 605.

History

Farmersburg Township was first settled in 1846.[1] The pioneering ornithologist Althea Sherman, who made the first detailed study of chimney swifts was from Farmersburg Township.

Geography

Farmersburg Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farmersburg. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Giard, National and Winkawitsch.

References

  1. ↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 316.


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