Jefferson Township, Dubuque County, Iowa
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Location in Iowa
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Iowa | |
County : | Dubuque County | |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 36 ′ N , 90 ° 51 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 1,278 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 11.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 112.6 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 110.3 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 271 m | |
Postcodes : | 52039, 52073 | |
Area code : | +1 563 | |
FIPS : | 19-92217 | |
GNIS ID : | 468133 | |
Location of Jefferson Township in Dubuque County |
The Jefferson Township is one of 17 townships in Dubuque County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
Jefferson Township is located in eastern Iowa around 20 km northwest of Dubuque , the center of the region on the Mississippi , which separates Iowa from Wisconsin and Illinois .
The Jefferson Township lies at 42 ° 36'27 "north latitude and 90 ° 50'43" west longitude and extends over 112.6 km², which is distributed over 110.3 km² of land and 2.3 km² of water.
The Iowa Township borders within Dubuque County in the east on the Peru Township , in the southeast on the Dubuque Township , in the south on the Center Township , in the southwest on the Iowa Township and in the west on the Concord Township . In the extreme northwestern tip, the township borders Clayton County . The northern limit of Jefferson Township is formed by the Mississippi, on the opposite bank of which is Grant County in Wisconsin.
traffic
By Jefferson Township of the Iowa-section runs parallel to the Mississippi Great River Road forming US Highway 52 , which in this section with the Iowa Highway 3 is congruent. All other roads within the township are partly unpaved county roads and further subordinate roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs through Jefferson Township on the west bank of the Mississippi .
The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, around 35 km southwest .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,278 inhabitants. There are three independent parishes within Jefferson Township, all of which have City status :
Individual evidence
- ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved March 30, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 30, 2012