Official Name: | Soap Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Davis |
Area Total Km2: | 90.38 |
Area Land Km2: | 90.25 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.9 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.85 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 610 |
Population Density Km2: | 6.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.5 |
Elevation M: | 248 |
Elevation Ft: | 814 |
Coordinates: | 40.8631°N -92.4697°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0468724 |
Soap Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 610.
Soap Creek Township was organized in 1846.[1] It took its name from Soap Creek.[2]
Soap Creek Township covers an area of 34.9 square miles (90.38 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water. The stream of Bear Creek runs through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eight cemeteries: Baer, Breeding, Harbour, Kingdom, Rime, Roland, Rudd and Sherman Chapel.