Boardman Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,832.
History
Boardman Township is named for Elisha Boardman, who settled there in 1836.[1]
Geography
Boardman Township covers an area of 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Elkader (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Eastside, Erhardt and Saint Josephs.
The streams of Dry Mill Creek and Roberts Creek run through this township.
Transportation
Boardman Township contains Elkader Municipal Airport.
Notes
- ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 313.
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Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |