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Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 93°36′56″W / 40.85806°N 93.61556°W / 40.85806; -93.61556
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Garden Grove Township
Location in Decatur County
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 93°36′56″W / 40.85806°N 93.61556°W / 40.85806; -93.61556
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyDecatur
Area
 • Total35.73 sq mi (92.55 km2)
 • Land35.69 sq mi (92.43 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation
1,070 ft (326 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total428
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467889

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

History

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Garden Grove Township was created in 1850.[1]

Geography

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Garden Grove Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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

Major highways

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Heman Conoman (1915). History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 16.
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