Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Appearance
Morgan Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°41′17″N 93°26′23″W / 42.68806°N 93.43972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Franklin |
Area | |
• Total | 36.18 sq mi (93.69 km2) |
• Land | 36.05 sq mi (93.38 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 0.34% |
Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 265 |
• Density | 7.4/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 50071, 50441, 50452 |
GNIS feature ID | 0468406[2] |
Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.[1]
History
[edit]Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.[3]
Geography
[edit]As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2); of this, 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2) (99.66 percent) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (0.34 percent) was water.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains Morgan Cemetery,[4] Morgan Township Cemetery,[5] Mount Hope Cemetery[6] and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.[7]
Transportation
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Cal Community School District
- Dows Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 27
References
[edit]- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 259.
- ^ "Morgan Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Township Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Hope Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.