Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
41°46′43″N 090°18′02″W / 41.77861°N 90.30056°W / 41.77861; -90.30056Country United StatesState IowaCountyClintonArea
 • Total22.63 sq mi (58.61 km2) • Land19.47 sq mi (50.43 km2) • Water3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2)  13.97%Elevation
630 ft (192 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,368 • Density224.3/sq mi (86.6/km2)GNIS feature ID0467523

Camanche Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,368.

History

Camanche Township was founded in 1841.[1]

Geography

Camanche Township covers an area of 22.63 square miles (58.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Camanche. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Rose Hill and Shaffton.

Nancy Elaine Lake and Willow Lake are within this township. The streams of Beaver Slough, Rock Creek, Schricker Slough and Sodus Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 292.

References

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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