Peterson Township, Clay County, Iowa

Peterson Township
Township

Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 42°57′17″N 095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917Coordinates: 42°57′17″N 095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clay
Area
  Total 35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
  Land 35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 555
  Density 15.5/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468512

Peterson Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 555.

History

Peterson Township was created in 1878.[1]

Geography

Peterson Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Peterson. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Oakland.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 60.

References


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