Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Union City Township, Allamakee County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allamakee
Area Total Km2:79.49
Area Land Km2:79.43
Area Water Km2:0.06
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:30.69
Area Land Sq Mi:30.67
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:219
Population Density Km2:2.8
Population Density Sq Mi:7.1
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:213
Elevation Ft:699
Coordinates:43.4606°N -91.4225°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-94290[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0468848

Union City Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 219.[3]

History

Union City Township was organized in 1852.[4] The township is named from an early settlement on the north side of the Upper Iowa River above the mouth of French Creek.[5]

Geography

Union City Township covers an area of 30.69sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Mount Hope, Portland Prairie and Wheatland.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: IA - Union City township. https://archive.today/20130409223218/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1900594290. dead. April 9, 2013. United States Census Bureau. March 17, 2013.
  4. Book: Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company . Hancock, Ellery M. . 1913 . 227.
  5. Book: History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa . Western Publishing Company . Alexander, W. E. . 1882 . 404.