Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Wagner Township
Township
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
• Total	36.44 sq mi (94.37 km^2)
• Land	36.44 sq mi (94.37 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	441
• Density	12.1/sq mi (4.7/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0468878

Wagner Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 441.

History

Wagner Township was organized in 1852. It is named for John Wagner, Sr., who settled there in 1846.^[1]

Geography

Wagner Township covers an area of 36.44 square miles (94.4 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Olaf. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Clark, Eno, Farmersburg-Wagner, Gooding, Johanningmeier, Norway, Patterson, United Brethren and Weymouth.

The streams of Howard Creek, Silver Creek and Wagner run 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. 323.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com