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Riverton Township, Clay County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°07′41″N 095°13′11″W / 43.12806°N 95.21972°W / 43.12806; -95.21972
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Riverton Township
Location in Clay County
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 43°07′41″N 095°13′11″W / 43.12806°N 95.21972°W / 43.12806; -95.21972
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClay
Area
 • Total31.01 sq mi (80.31 km2)
 • Land30.97 sq mi (80.2 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,322 ft (403 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total321
 • Density10.4/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468623

Riverton Township is a township in Clay County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 321.

History

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Riverton Township was created in 1874.[1]

Geography

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Riverton Township covers an area of 31.01 square miles (80.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Spring Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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Riverton Township contains one airport or landing strip, Spencer Municipal Airport.

Notes

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  1. ^ Gillespie, Samuel (1909). History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 60.

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