Sharon Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Sharon Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°59′19″N 090°50′54″W / 41.98861°N 90.84833°W / 41.98861; -90.84833Coordinates: 41°59′19″N 090°50′54″W / 41.98861°N 90.84833°W / 41.98861; -90.84833
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clinton
Area
• Total	36.28 sq mi (93.96 km²)
• Land	36.28 sq mi (93.96 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	784
• Density	21.6/sq mi (8.3/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0468685

Sharon Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 784. Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church, which is located in the township, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Sharon Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Lost Nation. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Busch, Dickman, Lost Nation, Rustic Park, Sacred Heart and Smithtown.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Clinton

Cities	Andover Calamus Camanche Charlotte Clinton DeWitt Delmar Goose Lake Grand Mound Lost Nation Low Moor Maquoketa‡ Toronto Welton Wheatland

Townships	Bloomfield Brookfield Camanche Center De Witt Deep Creek Eden Elk River Grant Hampshire Liberty Olive Orange Sharon Spring Rock Washington Waterford Welton

Unincorporated communities	Almont Bryant Elvira Elwood Folletts Malone Petersville Teeds Grove

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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