Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
40°51′29″N 93°36′56″W / 40.85806°N 93.61556°W / 40.85806; -93.61556
United States
Iowa (2000)
Garden Grove Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 428.
History
Garden Grove Township was created in 1850.[1]
Geography
Garden Grove Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.55 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
- Le Roy
- Garden Grove
Adjacent townships
- Franklin Township, Clarke County (north)
- Union Township, Lucas County (northeast)
- Richman Township, Wayne County (east)
- High Point Township (south)
- Center Township (southwest)
- Franklin Township (west)
- Green Bay Township, Clarke County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Doze, Garden Grove, Metier, Morman and Winters.
Major highways
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ Smith, Heman Conoman (1915). History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 16.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Leon
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