Woodland Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Woodland Township
Township
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°41′10″N 93°37′02″W / 40.68611°N 93.61722°WCoordinates: 40°41′10″N 93°37′02″W / 40.68611°N 93.61722°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Decatur
Area
• Total	36.34 sq mi (94.11 km^2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.11 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	95
• Density	2.6/sq mi (1/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0469015

Woodland Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 95.

History

Woodland Township was named for the valuable timber which once grew there.^[1]

Geography

Woodland Township covers an area of 36.34 square miles (94.11 square kilometers). The streams of Brush Creek, Hog Creek and Turkey Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Bracewell
• Woodland

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

Adjacent townships

• High Point Township (north)
• Clay Township, Wayne County (northeast)
• Jefferson Township, Wayne County (east)
• Grand River Township, Wayne County (southeast)
• Morgan Township (south)
• Hamilton Township (southwest)
• Eden Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Baker, Beaver, Lentz, Saint Marys and Shields.

References

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

1. Smith, Heman Conoman (1915). History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 17.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com