Official Name: | Coffins Grove Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Area Total Km2: | 94.67 |
Area Land Km2: | 94.67 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.55 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.55 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 615 |
Population Density Km2: | 6.5 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.8 |
Elevation M: | 316 |
Elevation Ft: | 1037 |
Coordinates: | 42.5119°N -91.5547°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467630 |
Coffins Grove Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 615.[1]
Coffins Grove Township (formerly Coffin's Grove with the apostrophe s) was organized in 1855. It is named for Clement Coffin, who settled in a forested grove about 15 years before.[2]
Coffins Grove Township covers an area of 36.55 square miles (94.67 square kilometers). The stream of Prairie Creek runs through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Coffins Grove, Greenwood and Saint Mary.