Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Garden Grove Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Decatur
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area_total_km2 = 92.55
area_land_km2 = 92.43
area_water_km2 = 0.11
area_total_sq_mi = 35.73
area_land_sq_mi = 35.69
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
area_water_percent = 0.12

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 428
population_density_km2 = 4.6
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elevation_m = 326
elevation_ft = 1070
latd = 40
latm = 51
lats = 29
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longd = 93
longm = 36
longs = 56
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Garden Grove Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 428.

Geography

Garden Grove Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.55 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Mormon Pool and Weldon Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Le Roy
* Garden Grove

Adjacent townships

* Franklin Township, Clarke County (north)
* Union Township, Lucas County (northeast)
* Richman Township, Wayne County (east)
* High Point Township (south)
* Center Township (southwest)
* Franklin Township (west)
* Green Bay Township, Clarke County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Doze, Garden Grove, Metier, Morman and Winters.

Major highways

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Garden-Grove-Decatur-IA.html City-Data.com]