Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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, Cerro Gordo County
Township
Coordinates: 43°13′15″N 093°26′53″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Cerro Gordo
Area
• Total	35.45 sq mi (91.81 km2)
• Land	35.36 sq mi (91.58 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,257 ft (383 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	354
• Density	10/sq mi (3.9/km2)
FIPS code	19-91641[2]
GNIS feature ID	0467934

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 35.45 square miles (91.8 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Grant. The city of Fertile borders it to the north.