Riverton Township, Clay County, Iowa

Riverton Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 321.

Riverton Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°07′41″N 095°13′11″W / 43.12806°N 95.21972°W / 43.12806; -95.21972
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
 • Total31.01 sq mi (80.31 km2)
 • Land30.97 sq mi (80.2 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,322 ft (403 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total321
 • Density10.4/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468623

History edit

Riverton Township was created in 1874.[1]

Geography edit

Riverton Township covers an area of 31.01 square miles (80.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Spring Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.

Transportation edit

Riverton Township contains one airport or landing strip, Spencer Municipal Airport.

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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