De Witt Township is a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,346.

History

De Witt Township was organized in 1843. It is named for

DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the seventh governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely res ...

Geography

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

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, it contains two cemeteries: Elmwood and Saint Joseph. Crystal Lake is within this township. The streams of Ames Creek, Crystal Creek, Rock Creek and Silver Creek run through this township. The

Ames Creek Bridge The Ames Creek Bridge is a historic structure located northeast of DeWitt, Iowa, United States in rural Clinton County. It is an early example of concrete bridge design prior to the codification of standards by the state highway commission. Th ...

, which carries 300th St. over Ames Creek, is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

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References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Townships in Clinton County, Iowa Townships in Iowa 1843 establishments in Iowa Territory {{ClintonCountyIA-geo-stub