Olive Township, Iowa

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Olive Township
Olive Township, Iowa
Olive Township
Olive Township
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Clinton County
Coordinates : 41 ° 48 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 48 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 819 (as of 2010)
Population density : 7.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 108.14 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 )
Height : 217 m
Postal code : 52729
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-93171
GNIS ID : 468462
Map highlighting Olive Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location of Olive Township in Clinton County

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

geography

The Olive Township is located in east Iowa on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River , a right tributary of the Mississippi , about 45 km east , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is 90 km north.

The Olive Township lies at 41 ° 48'25 "north latitude and 90 ° 43'28" west longitude and extends over 108.14 km².

Olive Township is located in southwest Clinton County and is bordered to the south by the Wapsipinicon River, which forms the border with Scott County . Within Clinton County, Olive Township is bordered to the west by Spring Rock Township , to the northwest by Liberty Township , to the north by Grant Township and to the east by Orange Township .

traffic

US Highway 30 runs through Olive Township in a west-east direction . All other roads are county roads and subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

A Union Pacific Railroad line runs parallel to Highway 30 .

The closest airfield is Clinton Municipal Airport , about 35 km east of the township ; the nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport, around 50 km southeast .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 819 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there is an independent municipality in the Olive Township with Calamus (with the status " City ").

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information from Google Maps. Accessed June 12, 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 June 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

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