Welton Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Welton Township
Township

Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°54′26″N 090°36′45″W / 41.90722°N 90.61250°W / 41.90722; -90.61250Coordinates: 41°54′26″N 090°36′45″W / 41.90722°N 90.61250°W / 41.90722; -90.61250
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
 • Total 32.15 sq mi (83.28 km2)
 • Land 32.15 sq mi (83.28 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 787 ft (240 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 528
 • Density 16.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468968

Welton Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 528.

History

Welton Township was organized in 1858.[1]

Geography

Welton Township covers an area of 32.15 square miles (83.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Welton. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Oak View, Walrod and Welton.

The stream of Negro Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 281.

References


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