Mendon Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Mendon Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,890.

Mendon Township
Location in Clayton County
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 43°01′09″N 091°12′13″W / 43.01917°N 91.20361°W / 43.01917; -91.20361
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total
33.7 sq mi (87.29 km2)
 • Land32.88 sq mi (85.15 km2)
 • Water0.82 sq mi (2.14 km2)  2.45%
Elevation
830 ft (253 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,890
 • Density57.5/sq mi (22.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468374

Geography

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Mendon Township covers an area of 33.7 square miles (87 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Marquette and McGregor. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Baylis, Buell Park, Eastman, First Evangelical Lutheran, Knapp, Moody, Pleasant Grove, Point Ann, Saint Marys Catholic and Walton.

The streams of Bloody Run and North Cedar Creek run through this township.

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