Des Moines Township, Dallas County, Iowa

Des Moines Township
Township
Location in Dallas County
Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 093°52′26″W / 41.81583°N 93.87389°W / 41.81583; -93.87389Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 093°52′26″W / 41.81583°N 93.87389°W / 41.81583; -93.87389
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dallas
Area
• Total	35.75 sq mi (92.59 km²)
• Land	33.12 sq mi (85.78 km²)
• Water	2.63 sq mi (6.81 km²) 7.36%
Elevation	1,010 ft (308 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,730
• Density	52.2/sq mi (20.2/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0467706

Des Moines Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,730.

Geography

Des Moines Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Woodward. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Robbins Chapel, Snider and Xenia.

The stream of Murphy Branch runs through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Adel

Cities	Adel Bouton Clive‡ Dallas Center Dawson De Soto Dexter Granger‡ Grimes‡ Linden Minburn Perry Redfield Urbandale‡ Van Meter Waukee West Des Moines‡ Woodward

Townships	Adams Adel Beaver Boone Colfax Dallas Des Moines Grant Lincoln Linn Spring Valley Sugar Grove Union Van Meter Walnut Washington

Unincorporated communities	Booneville Xenia

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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