Peterson Township, Clay County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°57′17″N 095°19′45″W / 42.95472°N 95.32917°W / 42.95472; -95.32917Country United StatesState IowaCountyClayArea
 • Total35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2) • Land35.75 sq mi (92.58 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%Elevation
1,411 ft (430 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total555 • Density15.5/sq mi (6/km2)GNIS feature ID0468512

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

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

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