Mendon Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Mendon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 43°01′09″N 091°12′13″W / 43.01917°N 91.20361°W / 43.01917; -91.20361Coordinates: 43°01′09″N 091°12′13″W / 43.01917°N 91.20361°W / 43.01917; -91.20361
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
– Total	33.7 sq mi (87.29 km2)
– Land	32.88 sq mi (85.15 km2)
– Water	0.82 sq mi (2.14 km2)  2.45%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,890
– Density	57.5/sq mi (22.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0468374

Mendon Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,890.

Geography

Mendon Township covers an area of 33.7 square miles (87 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Marquette and McGregor. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Baylis, Buell Park, Eastman, First Evangelical Lutheran, Knapp, Moody, Pleasant Grove, Point Ann, Saint Marys Catholic and Walton.

The streams of Bloody Run and North Cedar Creek run through this township.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com