Official Name: | Cox Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clayton |
Area Total Km2: | 95.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 95.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 348 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.7 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 9.5 |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Coordinates: | 42.7711°N -91.4264°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467661 |
Cox Creek Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 348.
Cox Creek Township is named for Phillip Cox, who settled there in 1842.[1]
Cox Creek Township covers an area of 36.79sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Littleport. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Cords, Dohrer, Hartmann, Mederville, Meyer, Osborne, Sacred Heart, Schmidt, Union and Watkins.
The stream of Cox Creek runs through this township.