Delaware Township, Delaware County, Iowa

Delaware Township
Township
Location in Delaware County
Coordinates: 42°30′47″N 91°25′58″W / 42.51306°N 91.43278°W / 42.51306; -91.43278
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Delaware
Area
• Total	36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
• Land	36.45 sq mi (94.39 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.53%
Elevation	1,020 ft (311 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	6,294
• Density	172.7/sq mi (66.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467698

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Delaware Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,294.^[1]

Delaware Township covers an area of 36.64 square miles (94.89 square kilometers); of this, 0.19 square miles (0.5 square kilometers) or 0.53 percent is water. The streams of Coffins Creek, Honey Creek, Lindsey Creek and Rieger Creek run through this township.

• Manchester (vast majority)

• Dutchtown
• Orchard Lane Mobile Home Court

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Honey Creek Township (north)
• Elk Township (northeast)
• Oneida Township (east)
• Milo Township (south)
• Prairie Township (southwest)
• Coffins Grove Township (west)
• Richland Township (northwest)

The township contains four cemeteries: Mead, Oakland, Rock Prairie and Saint Marys.

• U.S. Route 20

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com