Princeton Township is a

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in Scott County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,466.

Geography

Princeton Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,

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. According to the

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, it contains five cemeteries: Fessler, Nowlin, Oak Ridge, Princeton City and Salem. The streams of Bud Creek, Cordova Slough, Old Channel Lost Creek, South Fork Lost Creek, Wapsipinicon River and Whiskey Run Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Scott County, Iowa Townships in Iowa {{ScottCountyIA-geo-stub