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Read Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 300.

Read Township
Township
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 091°19′57″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
 • Land27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total300
 • Density11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468589

History


Read Township was organized in 1856. It is named for Robert R. Read.[1]


Geography


Read Township covers an area of 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton Center, Colony Catholic, County Home, Meenan, Union and Zion Lutheran.

The streams of Bente Branch and Spring Branch run through this township.


Notes


  1. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 321.

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