Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa
Lone Tree Township | |
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 Location in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′37″N 095°19′41″W / 43.12694°N 95.32806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.35 sq mi (91.55 km2) |
| • Land | 35.34 sq mi (91.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03% |
| Elevation | 1,398 ft (426 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 860 |
| • Density | 24.3/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468302 |
Lone Tree Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 860.
History
[edit]Lone Tree Township was created in 1877.[1] Lone Tree Township takes its name from a large elm tree that was a local landmark on the prairie.[2]
Geography
[edit]Lone Tree Township covers an area of 35.35 square miles (91.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Everly. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Lone Tree.
The stream of Sewer Creek runs through this township.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.
- ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 66.
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