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Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°20′28″N 092°21′10″W / 42.34111°N 92.35278°W / 42.34111; -92.35278
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Eagle Township, Black Hawk County
Coordinates: 42°20′28″N 092°21′10″W / 42.34111°N 92.35278°W / 42.34111; -92.35278
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Area
 • Total36.62 sq mi (94.83 km2)
 • Land36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total511
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
FIPS code19-91092[2]
GNIS feature ID0467747

Eagle Township is one of seventeen rural townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 511.

History

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Eagle Township was organized in 1858.[3]

Geography

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Eagle Township covers an area of 36.62 square miles (94.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Eagle[4] and Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Hartman, John C. (1915). History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 76.
  4. ^ "Eagle Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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