Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.
History
Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.
Geography
As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km); of this, 36.05 square miles (93.4 km) (99.66 percent) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km) (0.34 percent) was water.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains Morgan Cemetery, Morgan Township Cemetery, Mount Hope Cemetery and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
Transportation
School districts
- Cal Community School District
- Dows Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 27
References
- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 259.
- ^ "Morgan Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Township Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Hope Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |