Paint Creek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

43°12′32″N 091°18′16″W / 43.20889°N 91.30444°W / 43.20889; -91.30444Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAllamakeeArea

• Total36.23 sq mi (93.84 km²) • Land36.23 sq mi (93.84 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

837 ft (255 m)Population

(2010)

• Total544 • Density15.0/sq mi (5.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-93255^[2]GNIS feature ID0468493

Paint Creek Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 544.^[3]

History

Paint Creek Township was organized in 1852.^[4]

Geography

Paint Creek Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Waterville. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: East Paint Creek Synod, Maple Hill and Waterville Lutheran.

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 - Paint Creek 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.