Farmersburg Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 605.
Farmersburg Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°56′56″N 091°18′21″W / 42.94889°N 91.30583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Clayton |
Area | |
• Total | 36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2) |
• Land | 36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.02% |
Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 605 |
• Density | 16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0467822 |
History
editFarmersburg Township was first settled in 1846.[1] The pioneering ornithologist Althea Sherman, who made the first detailed study of chimney swifts was from Farmersburg Township.
Geography
editFarmersburg Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Farmersburg. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Giard, National and Winkawitsch.
References
edit- ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 316.
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