Delaware Township is a

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in Sac County, Iowa, United States. Nemaha is contained within Delaware Township.

Geography

The township's elevation is listed as 1316 feet above mean sea level. It has a total area of 36.04 square miles.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, Delaware Township had a population of 275 and 127 housing units.

History

Delaware Township was founded in 1876 and was previously a part of Douglas Township. Its first settlers was Truman Tole, a homesteader, who arrived in 1866. The

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ran through Delaware Township. The first churches to be organized were

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

. Delaware Township had the first Union Township School in the county, established in Nemaha in 1914.

Education

Delaware Township is part of the

Galva–Holstein Community School District The Galva–Holstein School District is a rural public school district in Ida County, Iowa, United States, based in Holstein, Iowa. The district, which serves Holstein and Galva, is mostly in Ida County, with sections in Buena Vista, Cherokee ...

References

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