Dubuque Township

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Dubuque Township
Dubuque Township, Iowa
Dubuque Township
Dubuque Township
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Dubuque County
Coordinates : 42 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 6,585 (as of 2010)
Population density : 169.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 40.1 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of
which 38.8 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 242 m
Postcodes : 52001, 52002
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-91086
GNIS ID : 467745
Map highlighting Dubuque Township, Dubuque County, Iowa.svg
Location of Dubuque Township in Dubuque County

The Dubuque Township is one of 17 townships in Dubuque County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .

geography

The Dubuque Township is located in eastern Iowa around the suburbs of Dubuque , the center of the region on the Mississippi , which separates Iowa from Illinois and Wisconsin .

The Dubuque Township is 42 ° 31'43 "north latitude and 90 ° 44'54" west longitude. The township extends over 40.1 km².

The Dubuque Township borders in the north on the Peru Township , in the east and southeast on the city of Dubuque, in the south on the Table Mound Township , in the west on the Center Township and in the northwest on the Jefferson Township .

traffic

Through the township run alongside US Highway 52 and Iowa Highway 3, which form the Iowa section of Great River Road , which are on the same route, and a number of arterial roads from Dubuque, which are subordinate to the numbering.

A Canadian National Railway runs through the south of Dubuque Township and runs west from Chicago via Dubuque.

The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, around 20 km south .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 6,585 inhabitants.

The following places exist in Dubuque Township:

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - mainly in the Center Township
2 - partly in the Peru Township

Individual evidence

  1. Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 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 March 20, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

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