Van Buren Township (Jackson County, Iowa)
Van Buren Township | ||
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Location in Iowa
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Iowa | |
County : | Jackson County | |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 5 ′ N , 90 ° 22 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 1,547 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 16.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 94.0 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 93.5 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 203 m | |
Postcodes : | 52064, 52069, 52074 | |
Area code : | +1 563 | |
FIPS : | 19-94314 | |
GNIS ID : | 468855 | |
Location of Van Buren Township in Jackson County |
The Van Buren Township is one of 18 townships in Jackson County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
The Van Buren Township is located in eastern Iowa about 15 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is 40 miles north.
The Van Buren Township is located at 42 ° 04'34 "north latitude and 90 ° 22'16" west longitude and extends over 94 km², which is spread over 93.5 km² of land and 0.5 km² of water. The Maquoketa River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the northwest of the township .
The Van Buren Township is located in the southeast of Jackson County and borders on Clinton County to the south . Within Jackson County, Van Buren Township is bordered to the west by Fairfield Township , to the northwest by Jackson Township , to the north by Washington Township and to the east by Iowa Township .
traffic
Iowa Highway 64 runs through the south of Van Buren Township in a west-east direction . All other roads are either county roads or subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The closest airfields are the Tri-Township Airport near Savanna , Illinois, around 30 km east, Clinton Municipal Airport around 30 km south-southeast, and Maquoketa Municipal Airport around 30 km west . The nearest major airports are Dubuque Regional Airport (around 60 km northwest) and Quad City International Airport (around 90 km south).
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,547 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements, the following settlements exist in the Van Buren Township (all of which have the status " City "):
- Miles 1
- Preston
- Spragueville 2
1 - partly in Iowa Township
2 - partly in Fairfield Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 8, 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 8, 2012