Farmersburg Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°56′56″N 091°18′21″W / 42.94889°N 91.30583°W / 42.94889; -91.30583Country United StatesState IowaCountyClaytonArea
 • Total36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2) • Land36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%Elevation
1,060 ft (323 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total605 • Density16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2)GNIS feature ID0467822

Farmersburg Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 605.

History

Farmersburg Township was first settled in 1846.[1] The pioneering ornithologist Althea Sherman, who made the first detailed study of chimney swifts was from Farmersburg Township.

Geography

Farmersburg Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farmersburg. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Giard, National and Winkawitsch.

References

  1. ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 316.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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