Union City Township is one of eighteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Allamakee County,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. At the
2010 census, its population was 219.
History
Union City Township was organized in 1852. The township is named from an early settlement on the north side of the Upper Iowa River above the mouth of French Creek.
Geography
Union City Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the
USGS
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, it contains three cemeteries: Mount Hope, Portland Prairie and Wheatland.
References
External links
US-Counties.com
Townships in Allamakee County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
1852 establishments in Iowa
Populated places established in 1852
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