Prairie Springs Township
| Prairie Springs Township | |||
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Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 20 ′ N , 90 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 627 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 219 m | ||
| Postal code : | 52054 | ||
| Area code : | +1 563 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-93501 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 468575 | ||
 Location of Prairie Springs Township in Jackson County |
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The Prairie Springs Township is one of 18 townships in Jackson County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
The Prairie Springs Township is located in eastern Iowa about 3 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is approximately 20 km north.
The Prairie Springs Township is 42 ° 20'27 "north latitude and 90 ° 36'22" west longitude and extends over 93.2 km ².
The Prairie Springs Township is located in northern Jackson County and is bordered by Dubuque County to the north, northwest and west . Within Jackson County, the Prairie Springs Township borders on the Tete Des Morts Township in the east, Bellevue Township in the southeast , Richland Township in the south and Otter Creek Township in the southwest .
traffic
Along the Mississippi Prairie Springs Township performs the Northwest here the Iowa section of the Great River Road forming US Highway 52 . All other roads are either county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, around 6 km northwest of the township .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 627 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, the Prairie Springs Township has La Motte (with the status " City "), an independent community that is partly located in the neighboring Richland Township to the south.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 6, 2012
- ↑ 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 June 6, 2012
