Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Lansing Township, Allamakee County
Township
Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 091°17′56″W / 43.38639°N 91.29889°W / 43.38639; -91.29889Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 091°17′56″W / 43.38639°N 91.29889°W / 43.38639; -91.29889
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
 • Total 50.04 sq mi (129.6 km2)
 • Land 45.6 sq mi (118.09 km2)
 • Water 4.44 sq mi (11.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,033 ft (315 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,424
 • Density 31.2/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 19-92382[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468192

Lansing Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1424.[3]

History

Lansing Township was organized in 1852.[4]

Geography

Lansing Township covers an area of 50.04 square miles (129.6 km2) and contains one settlement, Lansing. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Gethsemane, Heminway, Lansing Ridge, May's Prairie and Oak Hill.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "IA - Lansing township". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.


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