Johns Township, Appanoose County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

40°46′07″N 093°02′24″W / 40.76861°N 93.04000°W / 40.76861; -93.04000Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAppanooseArea

• Total36.25 sq mi (93.88 km²) • Land36.20 sq mi (93.75 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,030 ft (314 m)Population

(2010)

• Total287 • Density8/sq mi (3.1/km²)FIPS code19-92271^[2]GNIS feature ID0468152

Johns Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 287.^[3]

The township's name was selected due to an unusually large percentage of early settlers sharing the name John.^[4]

Geography

Johns Township covers an area of 36.25 square miles (93.88 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Plano. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Concord, Crossroads, Garfield, Lyons and Philadelphia.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Johns township, Appanoose County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ Appanoose County Historical Society (2013). Appanoose County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7385-9899-4.