Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Wagner Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W / 42.95694°N 91.42917°W / 42.95694; -91.42917Coordinates: 42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W / 42.95694°N 91.42917°W / 42.95694; -91.42917
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clayton
Area
 • Total 36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2)
 • Land 36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 441
 • Density 12.1/sq mi (4.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468878

Wagner Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 441.

History

Wagner Township was organized in 1852. It is named for John Wagner, Sr., who settled there in 1846.[1]

Geography

Wagner Township covers an area of 36.44 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Olaf. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Clark, Eno, Farmersburg-Wagner, Gooding, Johanningmeier, Norway, Patterson, United Brethren and Weymouth.

The streams of Howard Creek, Silver Creek and Wagner run 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. 323.

References


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