Dodge Township is one of seventeen
townships
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in
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,266, making it the eighth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Dubuque. The county is named for Julien Dubuque, the first E ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,204.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Dodge Township covers an area of 36.6 square miles (94.78 square kilometers); of this, 36.57 square miles (94.7 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Dyersville (partial)
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Farley (partial)
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Worthington
Adjacent townships
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New Wine Township (north)
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Iowa Township (northeast)
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Taylor Township (east)
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Whitewater Township (southeast)
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Cascade Township (south)
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South Fork Township, Delaware County (southwest)
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North Fork Township, Delaware County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairview, Saint Pauls and Worthington Baptist (historical).
Major highways
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U.S. Route 20
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Iowa Highway 136
Iowa Highway 136 (Iowa 136) is a state highway maintained by the Iowa Department of Transportation. It runs for in eastern Iowa. It begins at the Mississippi River in Clinton on the Mark Morris Memorial Bridge, where it continues as Illinois ...
School districts
* Western Dubuque Community School District
Political districts
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Iowa's 1st congressional district
Iowa's 1st congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southeastern part, bordering the states of Illinois and Missouri, and the Mississippi River. ...
* State House District 31
* State House District 32
* State Senate District 16
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Dubuque County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa