Mendon Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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Coordinates: 43°01′09″N 091°12′13″W / 43.01917, -91.20361
Mendon Township
Location in Clayton County
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.

[edit] Geography

Mendon Township covers an area of 33.7 square miles 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.

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa

County seat: Elkader

Cities	Clayton \| Edgewood \| Elkader \| Farmersburg \| Garber \| Garnavillo \| Guttenberg \| Luana \| Marquette \| McGregor \| Millville \| Monona \| North Buena Vista \| Osterdock \| Postville \| St. Olaf \| Strawberry Point \| Volga

Townships	Boardman \| Buena Vista \| Cass \| Clayton \| Cox Creek \| Elk \| Farmersburg \| Garnavillo \| Giard \| Grand Meadow \| Highland \| Jefferson \| Lodomillo \| Mallory \| Marion \| Mendon \| Millville \| Monona \| Read \| Sperry \| Volga \| Wagner

Unincorporated communities	Elkport \| Littleport