Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Eagle Township, Black Hawk County
Township
Coordinates: 42°20′28″N 092°21′10″W / 42.34111°N 92.35278°W / 42.34111; -92.35278
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Area
 • Total
36.62 sq mi (94.83 km2)
 • Land36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
511
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
FIPS code19-91092[2]
GNIS feature ID0467747

Eagle Township is one of seventeen rural townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 511.

History

Eagle Township was organized in 1858.[3]

Geography

Eagle Township covers an area of 36.62 square miles (94.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Eagle[4] and Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel.[5]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Hartman, John C. (1915). History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 76.
  4. ^ "Eagle Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2018.


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