Morgan Township
Location in Franklin County
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°41′17″N 93°26′23″W / 42.68806°N 93.43972°W / 42.68806; -93.43972
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
  Total36.18 sq mi (93.69 km2)
  Land36.05 sq mi (93.38 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)  0.34%
Elevation
1,207 ft (368 m)
Population
  Total265
  Density7.4/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50071, 50441, 50452
GNIS feature ID0468406[2]

Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.[1]

History

Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2); of this, 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2) (99.66 percent) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (0.34 percent) was water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Morgan Cemetery,[4] Morgan Township Cemetery,[5] Mount Hope Cemetery[6] and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.[7]

Transportation

School districts

  • Cal Community School District
  • Dows Community School District

Political districts

References

  • "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
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