Coffins Grove Township, Delaware County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°30′43″N 91°33′17″W / 42.51194°N 91.55472°W / 42.51194; -91.55472Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyDelawareArea

• Total36.55 sq mi (94.67 km²) • Land36.55 sq mi (94.67 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

1,037 ft (316 m)Population

(2000)

• Total615 • Density16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²)GNIS feature ID0467630

Coffins Grove Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 615.^[1]

History

Coffins Grove Township (formerly Coffin's Grove with the apostrophe s) was organized in 1855. It is named for Clement Coffin, who settled in a forested grove about 15 years before.^[2]

Geography

Coffins Grove Township covers an area of 36.55 square miles (94.67 square kilometers). The stream of Prairie Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Masonville

Adjacent townships

Richland Township (north)
Honey Creek Township (northeast)
Delaware Township (east)
Prairie Township (south)
Middlefield Township, Buchanan County (southwest)
Fremont Township, Buchanan County (west)
Madison Township, Buchanan County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Coffins Grove, Greenwood and Saint Mary.

Airports and landing strips

Manchester Municipal Airport

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 8, 2008.
^ The History of Delaware County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1878. pp. 555.