New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

New Hampton Township
Township

Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W / 43.03972; -92.25722Coordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W / 43.03972; -92.25722
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
 • Total 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Land 36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,132 ft (345 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,065
 • Density 83.3/sq mi (32.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468432

New Hampton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,065.

History

New Hampton Township was organized in 1857.[1]

Geography

New Hampton Township covers an area of 36.78 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, New Hampton (the county seat), and the hamlet of Boyd.[2] According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boyd, Saint Josephs and Union.

The stream of Plum Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. ↑ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 257.
  2. ↑ http://www.mapquest.com/us/ia/boyd

References


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