Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Cox Creek Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°46′16″N 091°25′35″W / 42.77111°N 91.42639°W / 42.77111; -91.42639Coordinates: 42°46′16″N 091°25′35″W / 42.77111°N 91.42639°W / 42.77111; -91.42639
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
 • Total 36.79 sq mi (95.28 km2)
 • Land 36.79 sq mi (95.28 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 348
 • Density 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467661

Cox Creek Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 348.

History

Cox Creek Township is named for Phillip Cox, who settled there in 1842.[1]

Geography

Cox Creek Township covers an area of 36.79 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Littleport. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Cords, Dohrer, Hartmann, Mederville, Meyer, Osborne, Sacred Heart, Schmidt, Union and Watkins.

The stream of Cox Creek runs 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. 315.

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