West Grove Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 456.

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West Grove Township
Township
Location in Davis County
Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 92°34′04″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Area
• Total	36.54 sq mi (94.65 km2)
• Land	36.44 sq mi (94.38 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.27 km2)  0.29%
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	456
• Density	12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0468980

History

West Grove Township was organized in 1874.[1]

Geography

West Grove Township covers an area of 36.54 square miles (94.65 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.27 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

• West Grove

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Fox River Township (north)
• Cleveland Township (east)
• Wyacondah Township (southeast)
• Fabius Township (south)
• Wells Township, Appanoose County (southwest)
• Washington Township, Appanoose County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bell, Bethel, Evergreen, Hetzler, John, Mount Moriah, Shinn and West Grove.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 63

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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