Union Township, Davis County, Iowa

Union Township
Township
Location in Davis County
Coordinates: 40°46′28″N 92°14′07″W / 40.77444°N 92.23528°WCoordinates: 40°46′28″N 92°14′07″W / 40.77444°N 92.23528°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	36.56 sq mi (94.69 km^2)
• Land	36.52 sq mi (94.6 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km^2)  0.1%
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	305
• Density	8.4/sq mi (3.2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0468817

Union Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 305.

History

Union Township was organized in 1846.^[1]

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.56 square miles (94.69 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Burr Oak Creek, Hickory Creek, Locke Branch and South Chequest Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Dover (historical)
• Troy

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

Adjacent townships

• Salt Creek Township (north)
• Village Township, Van Buren County (northeast)
• Chequest Township, Van Buren County (east)
• Jackson Township, Van Buren County (southeast)
• Prairie Township (south)
• Cleveland Township (west)
• Perry Township (west)
• Lick Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Arney, Clark, Cupp Grave, Fountain, Richardson, Rouch and Troy.

Airports and landing strips

• Hooper Field

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.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com