Official Name: | Decatur Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Decatur |
Area Total Km2: | 92.65 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.3 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.35 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.77 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.64 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.38 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 425 |
Population Density Km2: | 4.6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.9 |
Elevation M: | 336 |
Elevation Ft: | 1102 |
Coordinates: | 40.7664°N -93.8369°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467689 |
Decatur Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 425.
Decatur Township covers an area of 35.77 square miles (92.65 square kilometers); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.35 square kilometers) or 0.38 percent is water. The streams of Long Creek and Marks Branch run through this township.
The township contains six cemeteries: Cash, Decatur City, Palenstine, Shy, Waller and Woodmansee.