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Tilden Township is one of sixteen townships in Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 194.

Tilden Township
Township
Coordinates: 42°41′28″N 095°48′16″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Cherokee
Area
• Total	36.25 sq mi (93.88 km2)
• Land	36.25 sq mi (93.88 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,296 ft (395 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	194
• Density	5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2)
FIPS code	19-94113[2]
GNIS feature ID	0468789

History

Tilden Township was named after Joseph White Tilden (1819–1903) a pioneer who emigrated first from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Forest Lake, Pennsylvania, to Springfield, Illinois, and then to Winneshiek County, Iowa. In 1866, he claimed as a homestead 480 acres (1.9 km²) of section 26, residing there with his wife, Irene Elizabeth West, and five children. They moved to the Washington Territory in 1885.[3]

Geography

Tilden Township covers an area of 36.25 square miles (93.9 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Pleasant and Trinity.

References

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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