Liberty Township (Clinton County, Iowa)

Clinton County

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The Liberty Township is one of 18 townships in Clinton County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

The Liberty Township is located in Eastern Iowa some 60 kilometers west of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Illinois. The border with Wisconsin is located about 80 km north.

The Liberty Township is located at 41 ° 54'20 " north latitude and 90 ° 50'53 " west longitude and extending over 94 km ². The township is traversed from northwest to southeast from the Wapsipinicon River, a right tributary of the Mississippi.

The Liberty Township is located west of Clinton County and is bordered to the northwest by the Jones and in the west to the Cedar County. Inside the Clinton County, Liberty Township is bordered to the north by the Sharon Township, in the northeast on the Brookfield Township, on the east by the Grant Township, to the southeast by the Olive Township, and on the south by Spring Rock Township.

Traffic

Through the Liberty Township do not perform regional highways. All roads are County Roads and further subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

The nearest airports are about 25 km north-east of the township located Maquoketa Municipal Airport and about 50 km to the east Clinton Municipal Airport. The nearest major airport is around 70 km south-east location, Quad City International Airport.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 332 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist in Liberty Township with Toronto an independent commune ( with a status of "City" ).