Gillett Grove Township, Clay County, Iowa

Gillett Grove Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 385.

Gillett Grove Township
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°02′20″N 095°05′28″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
  Total36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2)
  Land36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation
1,348 ft (411 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total385
  Density10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467910

History

Gillett Grove Township was created in 1873.[1]

Geography

Gillett Grove Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Gillett Grove and Greenville. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Rosehill.

The streams of Elk Creek and Lexington Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.

References


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