Chickasaw Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W / 43.03611°N 92.49194°W / 43.03611; -92.49194
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Chickasaw Township
Location in Chickasaw County
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W / 43.03611°N 92.49194°W / 43.03611; -92.49194
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw
Area
 • Total36.67 sq mi (94.96 km2)
 • Land36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total784
 • Density21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467599

Chickasaw Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 784.

History[edit]

Chickasaw Township was organized in 1855.[1]

Geography[edit]

Chickasaw Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Bassett and Ionia. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Cedar View, Rowley Hill and Saint Boniface.

The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 267.

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