Place:Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, United States

Township of Iowa

Iowa is a civil township situated in the northwestern part of the county of Doniphan, state of Kansas, United States of America. It is bounded on the north by the state of Nebraska (including the county of Richardson), on the northeast by the state of Missouri (including the county of Holt and its townships of Minton, Forest, and Lewis), on the east by the township of Center, on the south by the township of Wolf River, and on the west by the county of Brown (including its townships of Robinson and Irving). The Missouri river forms its northeastern boundary.

History

Iowa was one of the five original civil townships erected at a meeting of the county commissioners on 17 September 1855 after the county was erected the preceding month. It was named after the Iowa tribe who were living in the township at that time. The first settler in the township and county was the Rev. S.M. Irvin who came as a missionary in May 1837 and located two miles east of Highland.

Boundaries

Originally the township's boundaries were fixed as follows:

Commencing at the northwest corner of the county, thence southeast along the Missouri River to the second range line, between 20 and 21, through Doniphan on the south by the Kickapoo Line, and on the west by the county line.

On 16 September 1856, the county board caused one and a half miles to be taken from Iowa and attached to Washington. On 20 October 1856, the eastern boundary of Iowa was changed and moved one-half mile farther west.

On 21 June 1859, a change was made and the boundaries were fixed as follows:

Commencing at the northwest corner of the county; thence down the Missouri River to Section 10, including Section 10; thence south to the southeast corner of Section 34, Town 2, Range 20; thence west to the county line, thence north to place of beginning.

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Bibliography

See the entries for Doniphan County.