Gillett Grove Township, Clay County, Iowa

Gillett Grove Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 385.

Gillett Grove Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°02′20″N 095°05′28″W / 43.03889°N 95.09111°W / 43.03889; -95.09111
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
 • Total36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2)
 • Land36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation
1,348 ft (411 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total385
 • Density10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467910

History edit

Gillett Grove Township was created in 1873.[1]

Geography edit

Gillett Grove Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Gillett Grove and Greenville. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Rosehill.

The streams of Elk Creek and Lexington Creek run through this township.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.

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