Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa

Lone Tree Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 860.

Lone Tree Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°07′37″N 095°19′41″W / 43.12694°N 95.32806°W / 43.12694; -95.32806
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
 • Total35.35 sq mi (91.55 km2)
 • Land35.34 sq mi (91.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
1,398 ft (426 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total860
 • Density24.3/sq mi (9.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468302

History edit

Lone Tree Township was created in 1877.[1] Lone Tree Township takes its name from a large elm tree that was a local landmark on the prairie.[2]

Geography edit

Lone Tree Township covers an area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Everly. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Lone Tree.

The stream of Sewer Creek runs through this township.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.
  2. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 66.

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