Lick Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa

Lick Creek Township
Township
Location in Davis County
Coordinates: 40°51′52″N 92°21′09″W / 40.86444°N 92.35250°WCoordinates: 40°51′52″N 92°21′09″W / 40.86444°N 92.35250°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	35.58 sq mi (92.14 km^2)
• Land	35.55 sq mi (92.06 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.09%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	847
• Density	23.8/sq mi (9.2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0468233

Lick Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 847.

History

Lick Creek Township was organized in 1846.^[1] It took its name from Lick Creek.^[2]

Geography

Lick Creek Township covers an area of 35.58 square miles (92.14 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers) or 0.09 percent is water. The streams of Lick Creek, Little Soap Creek, Morgan Branch and North Chequest Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Floris

Unincorporated towns

• Dunnville (historical)
• Pleasant View (historical)

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Keokuk Township, Wapello County (north)
• Washington Township, Wapello County (northeast)
• Salt Creek Township (east)
• Union Township (southeast)
• Perry Township (south)
• Cleveland Township (southwest)
• Soap Creek Township (west)
• Green Township, Wapello County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Dunnville, Fiedler, Jay, McCormick, Odd Fellows, Parrott, Spence, Swinney and Wilson.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 63

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. History of Davis County, Iowa. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 428.
2. History of Davis County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 592.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com