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