New Hampton Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

New Hampton Township
Township
Location in Chickasaw County
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°02′23″N 092°15′26″W / 43.03972°N 92.25722°W / 43.03972; -92.25722
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw
Area
 • Total
36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Land36.78 sq mi (95.26 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,065
 • Density83.3/sq mi (32.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468432

New Hampton Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,065.

History

New Hampton Township was organized in 1857.[1]

Geography

New Hampton Township covers an area of 36.78 square miles (95.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, New Hampton (the county seat), and the hamlet of Boyd.[2] According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boyd, Saint Josephs and Union.

The stream of Plum Creek runs through this township.

Notes

  1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 257.
  2. ^ "Boyd, IA - Boyd, Iowa Map & Directions - MapQuest".

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