Waterford Township (Clinton County, Iowa)

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Waterford Township
Waterford Township, Iowa
Waterford Township
Waterford Township
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Clinton County
Coordinates : 42 ° 0 ′  N , 90 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 0 ′  N , 90 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 692 (as of 2010)
Population density : 7.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 93.57 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 )
Height : 264 m
Postal code : 52731
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-94593
GNIS ID : 468949
Map highlighting Waterford Township, Clinton County, Iowa.svg
Location of Waterford Township in Clinton County

The Waterford Township is one of 18 townships in Clinton County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . In 2010 , Waterford Township had 692 residents.

geography

Waterford Township is located in eastern Iowa around 20 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is 70 km north.

The Waterford Township is 41 ° 59'37 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'42" west longitude and extends over 93.57 km².

The Waterford Township is in the north of the Clinton County and borders the Jackson County in the north . Within Clinton County, Waterford Township borders on Deep Creek Township in the east, Center Township in the south-east, Washington Township in the south, Welton Township in the south-west and Bloomfield Township in the west .

traffic

Iowa Highway 136 runs through Waterford Township in a west-east direction . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

The nearest airport is Maquoketa Municipal Airport , about 25 km northwest of the township ; the nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport, around 70 km south .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Waterford Township had 692 people in 272 households. The population density was 7.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in each of the 272 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.8 percent white, 0.4 percent (three people) African American, 1.3 percent (nine people) Asian and 5.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent (eight people) were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.6 percent of the population.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 39,063  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,816. 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

places

In addition to scattered settlements, there are two settlements in Waterford Township:

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 17, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 17, 2012

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