Orange Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Orange Township
Township

Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°48′52″N 090°38′08″W / 41.81444°N 90.63556°W / 41.81444; -90.63556Coordinates: 41°48′52″N 090°38′08″W / 41.81444°N 90.63556°W / 41.81444; -90.63556
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
 • Total 29.53 sq mi (76.47 km2)
 • Land 29.49 sq mi (76.38 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.12%
Elevation 669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,253
 • Density 42.5/sq mi (16.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468469

Orange Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,253.

History

Orange Township was organized in 1846. It was first known as Union Township until 1854, when the name was changed to its present form.[1]

Geography

Orange Township covers an area of 29.53 square miles (76.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Grand Mound. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Allison, Barber, Calvary, Evergreen and Smith.

The stream of Barber Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 318.

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