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'''Pioneer Township''' is one of seventeen [[Township (United States)|townships]] in [[Cedar County, Iowa|Cedar County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|USA]]. At the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], its population was 1,810.
'''Pioneer Township''' is one of seventeen [[Township (United States)|townships]] in [[Cedar County, Iowa|Cedar County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|USA]]. At the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], its population was 1,810.


==History==
==History and Literature==
Pioneer Township was established in 1848.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l4QUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke | author=Aurner, Clarence Ray | year=1910 | pages=63}}</ref>
Pioneer Township was established in 1848.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l4QUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke | author=Aurner, Clarence Ray | year=1910 | pages=63}}</ref> The area has produce several important figures in literature and broadcasting, including farmer-writer Walter Thomas Jack and his great-grandson, the writer Zachary Michael Jack, whose writings are included in the Iowa Authors Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/resources/iaauthors/|title=Special Collections & University Archives - The University of Iowa Libraries222|website=www.lib.uiowa.edu|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref>. Everette Douglas "Doug" Brown, who grew up in the township, was a well-known Iowa broadcaster who worked for WOI radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qconline.com/news/iowa/radio-voice-doug-brown-dies-at/article_8a09f67f-7f89-5360-80ee-e60cc2886f48.html|title=Radio voice Doug Brown dies at 66|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 02:36, 30 September 2016

Pioneer Township, Cedar County
Township
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyCedar
Area
 • Total36.53 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Land36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,810
 • Density49.6/sq mi (19.1/km2)
FIPS code19-93333[2]
GNIS feature ID0468519

Pioneer Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,810.

History and Literature

Pioneer Township was established in 1848.[3] The area has produce several important figures in literature and broadcasting, including farmer-writer Walter Thomas Jack and his great-grandson, the writer Zachary Michael Jack, whose writings are included in the Iowa Authors Collection[4]. Everette Douglas "Doug" Brown, who grew up in the township, was a well-known Iowa broadcaster who worked for WOI radio.[5]

Geography

Pioneer Township covers an area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Mechanicsville. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Andre, Pioneer, Rose Hill and Union.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. p. 63.
  4. ^ "Special Collections & University Archives - The University of Iowa Libraries222". www.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  5. ^ "Radio voice Doug Brown dies at 66". Retrieved 2016-09-30.


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