Marion Township is a
township
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in
Davis County Davis County is or was the name of the following counties in the United States:
*Davis County, Iowa, named in honor of Garrett Davis, a Congressman from Kentucky
*Davis County, Utah, named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion
*Cass ...
,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 218.
History
Marion Township was organized in 1846. It is named for General
Francis Marion
Brigadier-General Francis Marion ( 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the Swamp Fox, was an American military officer, planter and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During the Ameri ...
.
Geography
Marion Township covers an area of 35.66 square miles (92.35 square kilometers); of this, 0.34 square miles (0.89 square kilometers) or 0.96 percent is water. The streams of Pee Dee Creek, Pepper Creek and South Soap Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
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Ash Grove
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Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to:
Animals
* Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856
* Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus''
* Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii''
* Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Adams Township, Wapello County (north)
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Green Township, Wapello County (northeast)
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Soap Creek Township (east)
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Drakesville Township (southeast)
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Fox River Township (south)
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Udell Township, Appanoose County (southwest)
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Union Township, Appanoose County (west)
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Urbana Township, Monroe County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Adams, Bailey, Edwards, Glassburner, Hanson, Mounts, Wesley Chapel and Wheeler.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Davis County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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