Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W / 42.95694°N 91.42917°W / 42.95694; -91.42917Country United StatesState IowaCountyClaytonArea
 • Total36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2) • Land36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%Elevation
981 ft (299 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total441 • Density12.1/sq mi (4.7/km2)GNIS feature ID0468878

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

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