Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

43°27′38″N 091°25′21″W / 43.46056°N 91.42250°W / 43.46056; -91.42250Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAllamakeeArea

• Total30.69 sq mi (79.49 km²) • Land30.67 sq mi (79.43 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation

^[1]

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2010)

• Total219 • Density7.1/sq mi (2.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-94290^[2]GNIS feature ID0468848

Union City Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 219.^[3]

History

Union City Township was organized in 1852.^[4] The township is named from an early settlement on the north side of the Upper Iowa River above the mouth of French Creek.^[5]

Geography

Union City Township covers an area of 30.69 square miles (79.5 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Mount Hope, Portland Prairie and Wheatland.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "IA - Union City township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 227.
^ Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 404.