Camanche Township

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Camanche Township
Camanche Township, Iowa
Camanche Township
Camanche Township
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Clinton County
Coordinates : 41 ° 47 ′  N , 90 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 47 ′  N , 90 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 4,630 (as of 2010)
Population density : 91.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 58.61 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of
which 50.43 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 192 m
Postal code : 52730
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-90450
GNIS ID : 467523
Map highlighting Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location of Camanche Township in Clinton County

The Camanche Township is one of 18 townships in Clinton County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .

geography

The Camanche Township is located in eastern Iowa at the confluence of the Wapsipinicon River in the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is 110 km north.

The Camanche Township lies at 41 ° 46'43 "north latitude and 90 ° 18'02" west longitude and extends over 58.61 km², which is spread over 50.43 km² of land and 8.18 km² of water.

The Camanche Township is located in the southeast of Clinton County and borders on Scott County to the south . On the opposite bank of the Mississippi are Whiteside and Rock Island Counties in Illinois. Within Clinton County, the Camanche Township borders the Eden Township in the east and the non-township city of Clinton in the north and the Center Township via an enclave .

traffic

By Camanche Township of the Iowa portion of the at this point runs along the Mississippi Great River Road forming US Highway 67 . The northern border of the township is formed by US Highway 30 . All other roads are county roads and subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

A Canadian National Railway runs along the Mississippi through Camanche Township . Another railway line, operated by the Union Pacific Railroad , runs through the north of the township .

The closest airfield is Clinton Municipal Airport , about 2 km north of the township ; the nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport, around 45 km south .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 4,630 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements, the following settlements exist in Camanche Township:

City

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in the Eden Township

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed May 30, 2012
  2. 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 May 30, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

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