Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Cox Creek Township
Township
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°46′16″N 091°25′35″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
• Total	36.79 sq mi (95.28 km^2)
• Land	36.79 sq mi (95.28 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	348
• Density	9.5/sq mi (3.7/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0467661

Cox Creek Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 348.

History

Cox Creek Township is named for Phillip Cox, who settled there in 1842.^[1]

Geography

Cox Creek Township covers an area of 36.79 square miles (95.3 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Littleport. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Cords, Dohrer, Hartmann, Mederville, Meyer, Osborne, Sacred Heart, Schmidt, Union and Watkins.

The stream of Cox Creek runs through this township.

Notes

1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 315.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com