Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Morgan Township
Settlement Type:Township
Unit Pref:imperial
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Area Total Km2:93.69
Area Land Km2:93.38
Area Water Km2:0.32
Area Total Sq Mi:36.18
Area Land Sq Mi:36.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Area Water Percent:0.34
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:265
Population Density Km2:2.8
Population Density Sq Mi:7.4
Elevation M:368
Elevation Ft:1207
Coordinates:42.6881°N -93.4397°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:50071, 50441, 50452
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0468406

Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.[1]

History

Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.[2]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of ; of this, (99.66 percent) was land and (0.34 percent) was water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Morgan Cemetery, Morgan Township Cemetery, Mount Hope Cemetery and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Transportation

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer. United States Census Bureau. 2014-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223183305/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_19.txt. 2014-02-23.
  2. Book: History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . Stuart, I. L. . 1914 . 259.

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