Iowa Township, Doniphan County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Iowa Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Doniphan
Area Total Km2:218.46
Area Land Km2:216.17
Area Water Km2:2.29
Area Total Sq Mi:84.35
Area Land Sq Mi:83.46
Area Water Sq Mi:0.88
Area Water Percent:1.05
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1694
Population Density Km2:7.8
Population Density Sq Mi:20.3
Elevation M:297
Elevation Ft:974
Coordinates:39.9319°N -95.2836°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0472806

Iowa Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,694.

Geography

Iowa Township covers an area of 84.35sqmi and contains two incorporated settlements: Highland and White Cloud. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Fanning, Highland, Iola, Iowa Point, Martin and Olive Branch.

The streams of Cedar Creek, Coon Creek, Fox Creek, Mill Creek, Mission Creek, Pennell Creek, Squaw Creek, Striker Branch and Wolf River run through this township.

History

Iowa Township was organized in 1854. It was named for the Iowa people who lived there on the reservation.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years . Roycroft Press . Gray, Patrick Leopoldo . 1905 . 29.