Soap Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

40°51′47″N 92°28′11″W / 40.86306°N 92.46972°W / 40.86306; -92.46972Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyDavisArea

• Total34.9 sq mi (90.38 km²) • Land34.85 sq mi (90.25 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.14%Elevation

814 ft (248 m)Population

(2000)

• Total610 • Density17.5/sq mi (6.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0468724

Soap Creek Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 610.

History

Soap Creek Township was organized in 1846.^[1] It took its name from Soap Creek.^[2]

Geography

Soap Creek Township covers an area of 34.9 square miles (90.38 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water. The stream of Bear Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Belknap
Carbon

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Green Township, Wapello County (north)
Keokuk Township, Wapello County (northeast)
Lick Creek Township (east)
Cleveland Township (southeast)
Perry Township (southeast)
Drakesville Township (south)
Marion Township (west)
Adams Township, Wapello County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Baer, Breeding, Harbour, Kingdom, Rime, Roland, Rudd and Sherman Chapel.

Major highways

U.S. Route 63

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ 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. 598.