Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Morgan Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°41′17″N 93°26′23″W / 42.68806°N 93.43972°WCoordinates: 42°41′17″N 93°26′23″W / 42.68806°N 93.43972°W
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.18 sq mi (93.69 km^2)
• Land	36.05 sq mi (93.38 km^2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km^2)  0.34%
Elevation	1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	265
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.8/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50071, 50441, 50452
GNIS feature ID	0468406[2]

Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.^[1]

History

Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 36.05 square miles (93.4 km²) (99.66 percent) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (0.34 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Coulter (west edge)
• Dows (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Morgan Cemetery,^[4] Morgan Township Cemetery,^[5] Mount Hope Cemetery^[6] and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.^[7]

Transportation

• Interstate 35

School districts

• Cal Community School District
• Dows Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 54
• State Senate District 27

References

• "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 259.
4. "Morgan Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. "Morgan Township Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. "Mount Hope Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
7. "Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com