Clayton Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Clayton Township
Clayton Township
Township
	Location in Clayton County
	Coordinates: 42°54′53″N 091°10′04″W / 42.91472°N 91.16778°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
• Total	38.29 sq mi (99.17 km2)
• Land	34.74 sq mi (89.98 km2)
• Water	3.55 sq mi (9.18 km2) 9.26%
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	312
• Density	9/sq mi (3.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467613

Clayton Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

History

Clayton Township was named for John M. Clayton, as was Clayton County.^[1]

Geography

Clayton Township covers an area of 38.29 square miles (99.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clayton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Clayton, Evangelical Lutheran, Norsk Lutheran and Tangeman.

The streams of Moody Run and Sny Magill Creek run through this township.

Notes

^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 315.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

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[1] Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 315.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Elkader
Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga	Map of Iowa highlighting Clayton County
Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner
Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Millville Motor Osborne Saint Sebald Thomasville Turkey River Updegraff Watson Wood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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