Lake Township, Clay County, Iowa

Lake Township
Township

Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°12′19″N 094°58′36″W / 43.20528°N 94.97667°W / 43.20528; -94.97667Coordinates: 43°12′19″N 094°58′36″W / 43.20528°N 94.97667°W / 43.20528; -94.97667
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clay
Area
  Total 35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2)
  Land 33.36 sq mi (86.41 km2)
  Water 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2)  7.21%
Elevation 1,352 ft (412 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 240
  Density 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468179

Lake Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 240.

History

Lake Township was created in 1882. It is named from the large number of lakes within its borders.[1]

Geography

Lake Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

Dan Green Slough, Mud Lake, Round Lake and Trumbull Lake are within this township.

Notes

  1. Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 69.

References


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