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Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°27′38″N 091°25′21″W / 43.46056°N 91.42250°W / 43.46056; -91.42250
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Union City Township, Allamakee County
Township
Coordinates: 43°27′38″N 091°25′21″W / 43.46056°N 91.42250°W / 43.46056; -91.42250
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAllamakee
Area
 • Total
30.69 sq mi (79.49 km2)
 • Land30.67 sq mi (79.43 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[1]
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
219
 • Density7.1/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-94290[2]
GNIS feature ID0468848

Union City Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 219.[3]

History

Union City Township was organized in 1852.[4] The township is named from an early settlement on the north side of the Upper Iowa River above the mouth of French Creek.[5]

Geography

Union City Township covers an area of 30.69 square miles (79.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Mount Hope, Portland Prairie and Wheatland.

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. ^ "IA - Union City township". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.
  5. ^ Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. p. 404.


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