Reading Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°15′08″N 094°27′16″W / 42.25222°N 94.45444°W / 42.25222; -94.45444
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Reading Township, Calhoun County
Coordinates: 42°15′08″N 094°27′16″W / 42.25222°N 94.45444°W / 42.25222; -94.45444
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyCalhoun
Area
 • Total35.62 sq mi (92.25 km2)
 • Land35.6 sq mi (92.21 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total588
 • Density16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2)
FIPS code19-93546[2]
GNIS feature ID0468590

Reading Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.

History[edit]

Reading Township was created in 1875. It was named for Charles H. Reading, a pioneer settler.[3]

Geography[edit]

Reading Township covers an area of 35.62 square miles (92.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farnhamville. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Reading and Saint Joseph.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 119–120.

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