Cascade Township, Dubuque County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Cascade Township is one of seventeen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Dubuque County
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 93,653 in the 2010 census, an increase from 89,143 in the 2000 census. The county seat is the city of Dubuque. Dubuque County is coterminous with the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the seventh...

, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,079.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Cascade Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.68 square kilometers).

Adjacent townships

  • Dodge Township
    Dodge Township, Dubuque County, Iowa
    Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Dubuque County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,204.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Dodge Township covers an area of 36.6 square miles ; of this, 36.57 square miles is land and 0.03 square miles Dodge...

     (north)
  • Taylor Township (northeast)
  • Whitewater Township (east)
  • Washington Township, Jones County (southeast)
  • Richland Township, Jones County (south)
  • Lovell Township, Jones County (southwest)
  • South Fork Township, Delaware County
    South Fork Township, Delaware County, Iowa
    South Fork Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,228.-Geography:South Fork Township covers an area of 41.82 square miles...

     (west)
  • North Fork Township, Delaware County
    North Fork Township, Delaware County, Iowa
    North Fork Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 512.-Geography:North Fork Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles ; of this, 0.05 square miles or 0.14 percent is water...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cascade Protestant, Johns Creek, Saint Martins Catholic, Saint Marys Catholic and Zion Reform.

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 151
    U.S. Route 151
    U.S. Route 151 is a U.S. Highway that runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. The southern terminus for U.S. 151 is at a junction with Interstate 80 in Iowa County, Iowa, and its northern terminus is at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The route, from south to north follows a northeasterly path through...

  • Iowa Highway 136

School districts

  • Monticello Community School District
  • Western Dubuque Community School District

Political districts

  • Iowa's 1st congressional district
    Iowa's 1st congressional district
    Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the northeastern part of the state. The district includes Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport and Waterloo....

  • State House District 31
  • State Senate District 16

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