Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Read Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
  Total 27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
  Land 27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 902 ft (275 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 300
  Density 11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468589

Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.

History

Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read.[1]

Geography

Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.

The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.

Notes

  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 321.

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