Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.

Read Township
Location in Clayton County
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W / 42.86222°N 91.33250°W / 42.86222; -91.33250
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
 • Land27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total300
 • Density11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468589

History

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Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read.[1]

Geography

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Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.

The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.

Notes

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  1. ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 321.

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