Hampshire Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Hampshire Township
Township

Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°54′15″N 090°15′06″W / 41.90417°N 90.25167°W / 41.90417; -90.25167Coordinates: 41°54′15″N 090°15′06″W / 41.90417°N 90.25167°W / 41.90417; -90.25167
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton
Area
  Total 39.45 sq mi (102.18 km2)
  Land 36.8 sq mi (95.31 km2)
  Water 2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2)  6.73%
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 877
  Density 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467995

Hampshire Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 877.

History

Hampshire Township was organized in 1857.[1]

Geography

Hampshire Township covers an area of 39.45 square miles (102.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Dierks, Holy Cross and Pleasant Hill.

Notes

  1. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 289.

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