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Garden Grove Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 428.

Garden Grove Township
Township
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 93°36′56″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Decatur
Area
• Total	35.73 sq mi (92.55 km2)
• Land	35.69 sq mi (92.43 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	428
• Density	12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467889

History

Garden Grove Township was created in 1850.[1]

Geography

Garden Grove Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.55 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Le Roy
• Garden Grove

Adjacent townships

• Franklin Township, Clarke County (north)
• Union Township, Lucas County (northeast)
• Richman Township, Wayne County (east)
• High Point Township (south)
• Center Township (southwest)
• Franklin Township (west)
• Green Bay Township, Clarke County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Doze, Garden Grove, Metier, Morman and Winters.

Major highways

References

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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