Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa

41.84°N 93.28°W / 41.84; -93.28 Clear Creek Township is located in the far northwest corner of Jasper County, Iowa. It contains the Clear Creek Wildlife Area.

History

Clear Creek Township was established in 1849.[1]

Geography

Land area: 35.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.[2]

Demographics
For 2000 census

Population: 356 (all rural) Males: 175 (49.2%) Females: 181 (50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 356 (288 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied) % of renters: 19% State: 28%

Races in Clear Creek township:

  • White non-Hispanic: 99.4%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 43.1 Median age of females: 42.9

Population density: 10 people per square mile.

70% of Clear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.[2]

References
  1. Weaver, James Baird (1912). Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 358.
  2. "Clear Creek township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA)". City-Data. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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