Official Name: | Stapleton Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Chickasaw |
Area Total Km2: | 94.51 |
Area Land Km2: | 94.48 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.49 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.48 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 781 |
Population Density Km2: | 8.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.4 |
Elevation M: | 341 |
Elevation Ft: | 1119 |
Coordinates: | 43.0353°N -92.1481°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0468750 |
Stapleton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 781.
Stapleton Township was organized in 1857. It is named for Thomas G. Staples, an early settler and local postmaster.[1]
Stapleton Township covers an area of 36.49sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Lawler. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Lutheran, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Johns, Saint Johns German Lutheran, Stapleton Township and Stapleton Township.