Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°51′44″N 091°25′29″W / 42.86222°N 91.42472°W / 42.86222; -91.42472Country United StatesState IowaCountyClaytonArea
 • Total36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2) • Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%Elevation
741 ft (226 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,832 • Density50.3/sq mi (19.4/km2)GNIS feature ID0467471

Boardman Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,832.

History

Boardman Township is named for Elisha Boardman, who settled there in 1836.[1]

Geography

Boardman Township covers an area of 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Elkader (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Eastside, Erhardt and Saint Josephs.

The streams of Dry Mill Creek and Roberts Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Boardman Township contains Elkader Municipal Airport.

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. 313.

References

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