New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa
New Hampton Township | |
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![]() Location in Chickasaw County | |
Coordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°WCoordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W | |
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County | Chickasaw |
Area | |
• Total | 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2) |
• Land | 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,065 |
• Density | 83.3/sq mi (32.2/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0468432 |
New Hampton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,065.
History[]
New Hampton Township was organized in 1857.[1]
Geography[]
New Hampton Township covers an area of 36.78 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, New Hampton (the county seat), and the hamlet of Boyd.[2] According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boyd, Saint Josephs and Union.
The stream of Plum Creek runs through this township.
Notes[]
- ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 257.
- ^ http://www.mapquest.com/us/ia/boyd
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Categories:
- Townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa
- Townships in Iowa
- 1857 establishments in Iowa
- Populated places established in 1857
- Northeast Iowa geography stubs