Boardman Township (Iowa)

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Boardman Township
The Elkader Keystone Bridge over the Turkey River in Elkader, listed in the NRHP since 1976 [1]
The Elkader Keystone Bridge over the Turkey River in Elkader, listed in the NRHP since 1976
Location in Iowa
Boardman Township (Iowa)
Boardman Township
Boardman Township
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Clayton County
Coordinates : 42 ° 52 ′  N , 91 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 52 ′  N , 91 ° 25 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,684 (as of 2010)
Population density : 17.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 94.41 km 2  (about 36 mi 2 )
Height : 226 m
Postal code : 52043
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-90291
GNIS ID : 467471
Map highlighting Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa.svg
Location of Boardman Township in Clayton County

The Boardman Township is one of 22 townships in Clayton County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .

geography

Boardman Township is located in northeast Iowa on the Turkey River , a tributary of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin around 30 km east . The border with Minnesota is around 100 km north, Illinois begins around 100 km southeast on the opposite bank of the Mississippi.

Boardman Township is located at 42 ° 52 '  N , 91 ° 25'  W and extends over 94.41 km².

The Boardman Township borders within Clayton County in the north on the Wagner Township , in the northeast on the Farmersburg Township , in the east and southeast on the Read Township , in the south on the Cox Creek Township , in the southwest on the Sperry Township , in the west on the Highland Township and in the northwest to the Marion Township .

traffic

Iowa Highways 13 and 56 and a number of secondary roads meet in Boardman Township .

The Elkader Municipal Airport is located in the west of Boardman Township.

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 1,684 inhabitants.

Most of the population of Boardman Township is concentrated in Elkader , the only independent municipality (with " City " status ). Elkader is also the administrative seat of all of Clayton County.

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000747 Retrieved March 22, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 22, 2012
  3. Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 22, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

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