Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
41°59′37″N 090°29′42″W / 41.99361°N 90.49500°W / 41.99361; -90.49500Country United StatesState IowaCountyClintonArea
 • Total36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2) • Land36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%Elevation
866 ft (264 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total796 • Density22/sq mi (8.5/km2)GNIS feature ID0468949

Waterford Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 796.

History

Waterford Township was organized in April, 1854. It was first called Henry Township, and the name was changed to its present form in May of that year.[1]

Geography

Waterford Township covers an area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Charlotte. 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 259.

References

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