Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Grant Township,
Cerro Gordo County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cerro Gordo
Area Total Km2:91.81
Area Land Km2:91.58
Area Water Km2:0.22
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:35.45
Area Land Sq Mi:35.36
Area Water Sq Mi:0.09
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:354
Population Density Km2:3.9
Population Density Sq Mi:10
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:383
Elevation Ft:1257
Coordinates:43.2208°N -93.4481°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-91641[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0467934

Grant Township is one of 16 townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 354.

Grant Township was the site of the airplane crash north of the city of Clear Lake, in which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with their pilot Roger A. Peterson, were killed on February 3, 1959. The site is located in the extreme eastern part of the township, near its border with Lincoln Township.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 35.45sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Grant. The city of Fertile borders it to the north.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .

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