Eden Township, Decatur County, Iowa
Eden Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 279.
Geography
Eden Township covers an area of 36.17 square miles (93.67 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Britton Branch and McGruder Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
- Blockly
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Center Township (north)
- High Point Township (northeast)
- Woodland Township (east)
- Morgan Township (southeast)
- Hamilton Township (south)
- New Buda Township (southwest)
- Burrell Township (west)
- Decatur Township (northwest)
- Leon Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bethel, Campbell, Chastain, County Home, Hatfield, Manchester, Meek and Mount Tabor.
Major highways
Climate
This region has significant seasonal temperature differences, going from warm summers to very cold winters. There is precipitation year-round, and snowfall occurs in almost areas. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and a very occasional tropical system. Area is only classified as humid because it is not dry enough to be classified as semi-arid or arid.[1]
Climate data for Eden Township, Iowa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2 (28) | 1 (33) | 8 (46) | 17 (62) | 22 (72) | 27 (81) | 29 (85) | 28 (83) | 24 (76) | 18 (64) | 8 (47) | 0 (32) | 15 (59) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12 (10) | −9 (15) | −3 (26) | 3 (38) | 9 (49) | 14 (58) | 17 (62) | 16 (60) | 11 (51) | 5 (41) | −2 (28) | −9 (16) | 3 (38) |
Average precipitation days | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 32.7 |
Source: Weatherbase [2] |
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com