Lick Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 847.
Lick Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Davis County | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′52″N 92°21′09″W / 40.86444°N 92.35250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Davis |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.58 sq mi (92.14 km2) |
| • Land | 35.55 sq mi (92.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 847 |
| • Density | 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468233 |
History
editLick Creek Township was organized in 1846.[1] It took its name from Lick Creek.[2]
Geography
editLick Creek Township covers an area of 35.58 square miles (92.14 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers) or 0.09 percent is water. The streams of Lick Creek, Little Soap Creek, Morgan Branch and North Chequest Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
editUnincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Keokuk Township, Wapello County (north)
- Washington Township, Wapello County (northeast)
- Salt Creek Township (east)
- Union Township (southeast)
- Perry Township (south)
- Cleveland Township (southwest)
- Soap Creek Township (west)
- Green Township, Wapello County (northwest)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains nine cemeteries: Dunnville, Fiedler, Jay, McCormick, Odd Fellows, Parrott, Spence, Swinney and Wilson.
Major highways
editReferences
edit- ^ History of Davis County, Iowa. State Historical Company. 1882. pp. 428.
- ^ History of Davis County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. State Historical Company. 1882. p. 592.