Soap Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa

Soap Creek Township
Township
Location in Davis County
Coordinates: 40°51′47″N 92°28′11″W / 40.86306°N 92.46972°WCoordinates: 40°51′47″N 92°28′11″W / 40.86306°N 92.46972°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	34.9 sq mi (90.38 km^2)
• Land	34.85 sq mi (90.25 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	610
• Density	17.5/sq mi (6.8/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0468724

Soap Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 610.

History

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

Geography

Soap Creek Township covers an area of 34.9 square miles (90.38 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water. The stream of Bear Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Belknap
• Carbon

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

Adjacent townships

• Green Township, Wapello County (north)
• Keokuk Township, Wapello County (northeast)
• Lick Creek Township (east)
• Cleveland Township (southeast)
• Perry Township (southeast)
• Drakesville Township (south)
• Marion Township (west)
• Adams Township, Wapello County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Baer, Breeding, Harbour, Kingdom, Rime, Roland, Rudd and Sherman Chapel.

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. 598.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com