Garden Grove Township is a
township
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in
Decatur County, Iowa
Decatur County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 7,645. The county seat is Leon, Iowa, Leon. This county is named for Stephen Decatur, ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 428.
History
Garden Grove Township was created in 1850.
Geography
Garden Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Le Roy
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Garden Grove
Adjacent townships
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Franklin Township, Clarke County (north)
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Union Township, Lucas County (northeast)
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Richman Township, Wayne County (east)
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High Point Township (south)
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Center Township (southwest)
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Franklin Township (west)
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Green Bay Township, Clarke County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Doze, Garden Grove, Metier, Morman and Winters.
Major highways
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Decatur County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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