Chickasaw Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Chickasaw Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 784.

Chickasaw Township
Township
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′10″N 092°29′31″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw
Area
 • Total36.67 sq mi (94.96 km2)
 • Land36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total784
 • Density21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467599

History

Chickasaw Township was organized in 1855.[1]

Geography

Chickasaw Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Bassett and Ionia. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Cedar View, Rowley Hill and Saint Boniface.

The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.

Notes
  1. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 267.
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