Eden Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Eden Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 856.

Eden Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Coordinates: 41°47′27″N 090°24′12″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClinton
Area
 • Total35.63 sq mi (92.28 km2)
 • Land35.51 sq mi (91.98 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.33%
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total856
 • Density24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467762

History

Eden Township was organized in 1856.[1][2]

Geography

Eden Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Low Moor. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bowers-Dannatt-Hill, Cousin-Smith, Pehlam and Prairie Union.

The streams of Brophy Creek and Cherry Creek run through this township.

Notes
  1. The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns &c. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 636.
  2. Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 300.
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