Peterson Township, Clay County, Iowa

Peterson Township
Township

Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 42°57′17″N 095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917Coordinates: 42°57′17″N 095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clay
Area
 • Total 35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
 • Land 35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 555
 • Density 15.5/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468512

Peterson Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 555.

History

Peterson Township was created in 1878.[1]

Geography

Peterson Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Peterson. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Oakland.

Notes

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 60.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.