Camanche Township is a

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,368.

History

Camanche Township was founded in 1841.

Geography

Camanche Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Camanche. According to the

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, it contains two cemeteries: Rose Hill and Shaffton. Nancy Elaine Lake and Willow Lake are within this township. The streams of Beaver Slough, Rock Creek, Schricker Slough and Sodus Creek run through this township.

Notes

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Clinton County, Iowa Townships in Iowa 1841 establishments in Iowa Territory {{ClintonCountyIA-geo-stub