Photos • Location
Orange Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 41°48′52″N 090°38′08″W / 41.81444°N 90.63556°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Iowa |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.53 sq mi (76.47 km2) |
| • Land | 29.49 sq mi (76.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.12% |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population (
2000) | |
| • Total | 1,253 |
| • Density | 42.5/sq mi (16.4/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468469 |
Orange Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,253.
History
Orange Township was organized in 1846. It was first known as Union Township until 1854, when the name was changed to its present form. [1]
Geography
Orange Township covers an area of 29.53 square miles (76.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Grand Mound. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Allison, Barber, Calvary, Evergreen and Smith.
The stream of Barber Creek runs through this township.
Notes
- ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 318.
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Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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