Official Name: | Spring Rock Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clinton |
Area Total Km2: | 93.9 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.9 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1142 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.2 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 31.5 |
Elevation M: | 208 |
Elevation Ft: | 682 |
Coordinates: | 41.8167°N -90.8517°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0468744 |
Spring Rock Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142.
Spring Rock Township was organized in 1844. The township takes its name from a huge rock at found at a spring in Scott County.[1]
Spring Rock Township covers an area of 36.25sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Wheatland, along with some unincorporated settlements such as Big Rock. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Homigrahusen, Pine Hill, Rose Hill and Saint Pauls.
The streams of Calamus Creek, Lizard Creek, Rock Creek and Yankee Run run through this township.