Clay Township, Clay County, Iowa
Clay Township | |
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Coordinates: 43°02′27″N 095°19′39″W / 43.04083°N 95.32750°WCoordinates: 43°02′27″N 095°19′39″W / 43.04083°N 95.32750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Clay |
Area | |
• Total | 36.35 sq mi (94.15 km2) |
• Land | 36.35 sq mi (94.15 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 696 |
• Density | 19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0467602 |
Clay Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 696.
History[]
Clay Township was the first township in Clay County. When it was created in 1859, it comprised the entire county.[1]
Geography[]
Clay Township covers an area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Royal. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Center, TriMello and Willow Creek.
Transportation[]
Clay Township contains one airport or landing strip, Royal Airport.
Notes[]
- ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.
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Categories:
- Townships in Clay County, Iowa
- Townships in Iowa
- Northwest Iowa geography stubs