Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W / 42.95694°N 91.42917°W / 42.95694; -91.42917
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Wagner Township
Location in Clayton County
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°57′25″N 091°25′45″W / 42.95694°N 91.42917°W / 42.95694; -91.42917
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2)
 • Land36.44 sq mi (94.37 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total441
 • Density12.1/sq mi (4.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468878

Wagner Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 441.

History[edit]

Wagner Township was organized in 1852. It is named for John Wagner, Sr., who settled there in 1846.[1]

Geography[edit]

Wagner Township covers an area of 36.44 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Olaf. According to the USGS, it contains nine cemeteries: Clark, Eno, Farmersburg-Wagner, Gooding, Johanningmeier, Norway, Patterson, United Brethren and Weymouth.

The streams of Howard Creek, Silver Creek and Wagner run through this township.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 323.

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