Paint Creek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Paint Creek Township, Allamakee County
Township
Coordinates: 43°12′32″N 091°18′16″W / 43.20889°N 91.30444°W / 43.20889; -91.30444Coordinates: 43°12′32″N 091°18′16″W / 43.20889°N 91.30444°W / 43.20889; -91.30444
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Allamakee
Area
 • Total 36.23 sq mi (93.84 km2)
 • Land 36.23 sq mi (93.84 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 837 ft (255 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 544
 • Density 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 19-93255[2]
GNIS feature ID 0468493

Paint Creek Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 544.[3]

History

Paint Creek Township was organized in 1852.[4]

Geography

Paint Creek Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Waterville. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: East Paint Creek Synod, Maple Hill and Waterville Lutheran.

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 - Paint Creek 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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