Peru Township (Iowa)
| Peru Township | |||
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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 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,575 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 24.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 74.0 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 64.7 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 239 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 52001, 52039 | ||
| Area code : | +1 563 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-93309 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 468511 | ||
 Location of the Peru Township in Dubuque County |
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The Peru Township is one of 17 townships in Dubuque County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
The Peru Township is located in eastern Iowa at the confluence of the Little Maquoketa River in the upper Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin . The city of Dubuque , which forms the center of the region at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois , is located immediately south of the Peru Township.
The Peru Township is located at 42 ° 35'38 "north latitude and 90 ° 43'57" west longitude and extends over 74.0 km², spread over 64.7 km² of land and 9.3 km² of water.
The Peru Township borders within Dubuque County in the south on the city of Dubuque and the Dubuque Township , in the southeast on the Center Township and in the west on the Jefferson Township . The northern and eastern borders of the Peru Township are formed by the Mississippi, on the opposite bank of which is Grant County in Wisconsin.
traffic
A small section of US Highway 52 runs through the Peru Township in the extreme south , which here is congruent with Iowa Highway 3 . The Iowa section of the Great River Road runs parallel to the Mississippi on a road that is subordinate to the numbering but paved .
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs along the riverbank .
The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, around 25 km south .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,575 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements, there are two independent communities within the Peru Township (both of which have the status of " City "):
1 - mostly in Dubuque Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ Google Maps.Retrieved April 4, 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 April 4, 2012
