Official Name: | Springdale Township, Cedar County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cedar |
Area Total Km2: | 94.21 |
Area Land Km2: | 94.21 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.37 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2857 |
Population Density Km2: | 30.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 78.6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 219 |
Elevation Ft: | 719 |
Coordinates: | 41.6417°N -91.3081°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-93975[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468739 |
Springdale Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,857.
Springdale Township was established in 1853.[3] Springdale Township was an important point on the Underground Railroad.[4]
Springdale Township covers an area of 36.37sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, West Branch. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Chamness, Downey, Hickory Grove, Old Friends, Springdale and West Branch. The unincorporated community of Springdale was historically important in the anti-slavery movement.