Orange Township (Clinton County, Iowa)

Clinton County

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

Geography

The Orange Township is located in Eastern Iowa on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River, a right tributary of the 30 km eastern Mississippi, which forms the border with Illinois. The border with Wisconsin is located about 85 km north.

The Orange Township is located at 41 ° 48'52 " north latitude and 90 ° 38'08 " west longitude and extending over 76.47 km ². In the south of the township is located on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River Barber Creek Wildlife Management Area.

The Orange Township is located south of Clinton County and is bordered to the south by the Wapsipinicon River, which forms the border with the Scott County. Inside the Clinton County borders the Orange Township on the west by the Olive Township, on the northwest by the Grant Township, on the north by Welton Township and on the east by the De Witt Township.

Traffic

By Orange Township runs in an east-west direction of the U.S. Highway 30 All other roads are County Roads and more subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

Parallel to Highway 30 runs a railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad.

The nearest airport is around 25 km east of the township situated Clinton Municipal Airport; the nearest major airport is around 50 km south-east situated Quad City International Airport.

Population

In the census in 2010, the township had 1177 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist in the Orange Township Grand Mound an independent commune ( with a status of "City" ).