Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Morgan Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 265 and it contained 148 housing units.^[1]

Morgan Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°41′17″N 93°26′23″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.18 sq mi (93.69 km2)
• Land	36.05 sq mi (93.38 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)  0.34%
Elevation	1,207 ft (368 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	265
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50071, 50441, 50452
GNIS feature ID	0468406[2]

History

Morgan Township was named for Lewis H. Morgan, a pioneer settler and native of Kentucky.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Morgan Township covered an area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 36.05 square miles (93.4 km²) (99.66 percent) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (0.34 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Coulter (west edge)
• Dows (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Morgan Cemetery,^[4] Morgan Township Cemetery,^[5] Mount Hope Cemetery^[6] and Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.^[7]

Transportation

• Interstate 35

School districts

• Cal Community School District
• Dows Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 54
• State Senate District 27