Camanche Township
Location in Clinton County
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°46′43″N 090°18′02″W / 41.77861°N 90.30056°W / 41.77861; -90.30056
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClinton
Area
  Total22.63 sq mi (58.61 km2)
  Land19.47 sq mi (50.43 km2)
  Water3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2)  13.97%
Elevation
630 ft (192 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total4,368
  Density224.3/sq mi (86.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467523

Camanche Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,368.

History

Camanche Township was founded in 1841.[1]

Geography

Camanche Township covers an area of 22.63 square miles (58.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Camanche. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Rose Hill and Shaffton.

Nancy Elaine Lake and Willow Lake are within this township. The streams of Beaver Slough, Rock Creek, Schricker Slough and Sodus Creek run through this township.

Notes

  1. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 292.

References


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