Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°36′24″N 91°11′14″W / 42.60667°N 91.18722°W / 42.60667; -91.18722![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2000)
Colony Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 863.[1]
Geography
Colony Township covers an area of 36.29 square miles (94 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water.
Cities and towns
- Colesburg
Unincorporated towns
- Holy Cross
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Mallory Township, Clayton County (north)
- Millville Township, Clayton County (northeast)
- Liberty Township, Dubuque County (east)
- New Wine Township, Dubuque County (southeast)
- Bremen Township (south)
- Oneida Township (southwest)
- Elk Township (west)
- Elk Township, Clayton County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Oak Hill, Platt, Saint Patrick and Zion.
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 8, 2008.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Manchester
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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- United States portal