Washington Township (Jackson County, Iowa)
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Location in Iowa
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 10 ′ N , 90 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 348 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 103.3 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 97.6 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 218 m | ||
| Postal code : | 52064 | ||
| Area code : | +1 563 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-94509 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 468921 | ||
 Location of Washington Township in Jackson County |
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The Washington Township is one of 18 townships in Jackson County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
Washington Township is located in eastern Iowa at the confluence of the Maquoketa River with the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is around 50 km north.
The Washington Township is located at 42 ° 09'41 "north latitude and 90 ° 21'53" west longitude and extends over 103.3 km², which is spread over 97.6 km² of land and 5.7 km² of water.
About a quarter of the area of Washington Township is taken up by the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge , a large sanctuary that spans the states of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota .
The Washington Township is in the east of Jackson County. The Mississippi forms the border to Jo Daviess and Carroll County in Illinois in the east . Within Jackson County, Washington Township is bordered by Iowa Township to the east and southeast , Van Buren Township to the south, Fairfield Township to the southwest, Jackson Township to the west and Bellevue Township to the north .
traffic
Along the Mississippi here the Iowa-section leads through the Washington Township Great River Road forming US Highway 52 . All other roads are either county roads or subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A Canadian National Railway runs along the Mississippi River through Washington Township .
The closest airfields are the Tri-Township Airport near Savanna in Illinois, around 30 km southeast, Maquoketa Municipal Airport around 40 km southwest, and Clinton Municipal Airport around 60 km south . The nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport (around 100 km south).
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 348 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there is a ( non-parish ) settlement in Washington Township with Green Island .
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
