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Center Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°18′17″N 091°18′35″W / 43.30472°N 91.30972°W / 43.30472; -91.30972
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Center Township, Allamakee County
Coordinates: 43°18′17″N 091°18′35″W / 43.30472°N 91.30972°W / 43.30472; -91.30972
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAllamakee
Area
 • Total36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
 • Land36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total329
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-90582[2]
GNIS feature ID0467569

Center Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 329.[3]

History

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Center Township was organized in 1856.[4]

Geography

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Center Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Center Baptist, Elon, Faegre Prairie, Lutheran, Old East Paint Creek, Old West Paint Creek, Reynolds Plot, Roese Plot and West Paint Creek Synod.

References

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  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. ^ "IA - Center township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.
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