Grant Township, Guthrie County, Iowa

Place in Iowa, United States

Grant Township
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Administrative district	Guthrie County
Population (2020)
• Total	188
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Grant Township is a township in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The first white settler in what is now Grant Township was John Wickersham, who settled there briefly in 1857; Joel E. James permanently settled there the following year. By 1868, four families lived in the area. Grant Township was organized in October 1869, split off from Thompson Township. The first schoolhouse in the township was constructed in 1866. By 1875, Grant Township had 222 residents; by 1882, there were 8 schools in the township.^[5]

The township's German citizens were reported to be very loyal to the United States during World War I.^[6]

The township had a population of 261 in 2000,^[7] and 188 in 2020.^[8]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grant Township, Guthrie County, Iowa
^ "County School Notes". The Bayard News. Bayard, Iowa. June 26, 1885. p. 8.
^ "Government Approves Crooked Creek Project". The Guthrian. Guthrie Center, Iowa. September 18, 1956. p. 1.
^ "Carl J. Wesack Rites at Adair". The Guthrian. Guthrie Center, Iowa. June 20, 1961. p. 1.
^ Past and present of Guthrie County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. 1907. pp. 133–135.
^ "Rev. A. H. Detletzke and the Lutheran Church". Audubon County Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2000): Iowa Summary Population and Housing Characteristics. US Census Bureau. 2002. p. 26.
^ "Race and Hispanic or Latino origin: 1990-2020". Iowa State Data Center. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.