Official Name: | Liberty Township, Buchanan County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Buchanan |
Area Total Km2: | 88.79 |
Area Land Km2: | 87.91 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.87 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.28 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1133 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.9 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 289 |
Elevation Ft: | 948 |
Coordinates: | 42.4317°N -91.775°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-92439[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468212 |
Liberty Township is one of sixteen townships in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,133.
Liberty Township covers an area of 34.28sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Quasqueton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Hickory Grove, Pine Creek, Quasqueton and Saint Patricks.
Liberty Township was first organized in 1847 at which time it was much larger than at present. It was reduced to its present size in 1858.[3]