Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Waterford Township is a township
in Clinton County
, Iowa
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 796.
. According to the USGS
, it contains six cemeteries: Assumption, Glahn, Gohlmann, Immaculate Conception, McClure and Saint Josephs.
The streams of Honey Creek, Williams Creek, Williams Creek and Willow Creek run through this township.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Clinton County
Clinton County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 49,116 in the county, with a population density of . There were 21,733 housing units, of which 20,223 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 796.
Geography
Waterford Township covers an area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, CharlotteCharlotte, Iowa
Charlotte is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Charlotte's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 41.961163, -90.469704...
. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
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, it contains six cemeteries: Assumption, Glahn, Gohlmann, Immaculate Conception, McClure and Saint Josephs.
The streams of Honey Creek, Williams Creek, Williams Creek and Willow Creek run through this township.