Official Name: | Springfield Township, Cedar County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cedar |
Area Total Km2: | 97.54 |
Area Land Km2: | 97.54 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.66 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.66 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1138 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.7 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.2 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 234 |
Elevation Ft: | 768 |
Coordinates: | 41.8211°N -90.9656°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-93978[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468740 |
Springfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,138.
Springfield Township was organized in 1841.[3] The first school building in Springfield Township was built in 1848.[4]
Springfield Township covers an area of 37.66sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Lowden. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Elliott Parr Grave, Fairview, Lowden, Van Horn and Zion Church.