Eden Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Eden Township
Township

Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°47′27″N 090°24′12″W / 41.79083°N 90.40333°W / 41.79083; -90.40333Coordinates: 41°47′27″N 090°24′12″W / 41.79083°N 90.40333°W / 41.79083; -90.40333
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
 • Total 35.63 sq mi (92.28 km2)
 • Land 35.51 sq mi (91.98 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.33%
Elevation 623 ft (190 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 856
 • Density 24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467762

Eden Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 856.

History

Eden Township was organized in 1856.[1][2]

Geography

Eden Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Low Moor. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bowers-Dannatt-Hill, Cousin-Smith, Pehlam and Prairie Union.

The streams of Brophy Creek and Cherry Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns &c. Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 636.
  2. ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 300.

References

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