| Official Name: | Dresden Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chickasaw |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 822 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.9 |
| Elevation M: | 319 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1047 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9511°N -92.2583°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0467743 |
Dresden Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 822.
Dresden Township was organized in 1859.[1]
Dresden Township covers an area of 35.98sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. The western portion of the city of Fredericksburg impacts eastern Dresden Township. The unincorporated hamlet of Williamstown is at the intersection of 270th Street and Mission Avenue. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: North East Iowa Garden of Memories, Saint Johns and West.
Marsh Creek and other streams meander through Dresden Township, connecting to the East Fork Wapsipinicon River as it flows through the township.
Dresden Township contains one airport or landing strip, McFarland Hereford Farm Landing Strip. Highway US-18 traverses the township as 270th Street.