Official Name: | Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cedar |
Area Total Km2: | 62.78 |
Area Land Km2: | 62.78 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.24 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.24 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 375 |
Population Density Km2: | 6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Elevation Ft: | 738 |
Coordinates: | 41.6417°N -91.0553°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-94023[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468756 |
Sugar Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 375.
Sugar Creek Township is named for the Sugar Creek. The name of the creek may refer to either the large number of sugar maples growing along it or to the sweetness of the water.[3]
Sugar Creek Township covers an area of 24.24sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Centerville, Lime City, Sharon, South Bethel, Sugar Creek Church, and Whitmer.