Clayton Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Clayton Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

Clayton Township
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°54′53″N 091°10′04″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
  Total38.29 sq mi (99.17 km2)
  Land34.74 sq mi (89.98 km2)
  Water3.55 sq mi (9.18 km2)  9.26%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total312
  Density9/sq mi (3.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467613

History

Clayton Township was named for John M. Clayton, as was Clayton County.[1]

Geography

Clayton Township covers an area of 38.29 square miles (99.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clayton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Clayton, Evangelical Lutheran, Norsk Lutheran and Tangeman.

The streams of Moody Run and Sny Magill Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 315.

References


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