Douglas Township, Bremer County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Douglas Township is one of fourteen townships
in Bremer County, Iowa
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 405.
, it contains four cemeteries: Alcock, Saint Johns Lutheran, St. John's United Church of Christ of Siegel
and Saint Pauls Lutheran.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Bremer County, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 405.
Geography
Douglas Township covers an area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGSUnited States Geological Survey
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, it contains four cemeteries: Alcock, Saint Johns Lutheran, St. John's United Church of Christ of Siegel
St. John's United Church of Christ of Siegel
St. John's United Church of Christ is a church in Douglas Township in Bremer County, Iowa. Founded in 1874 by German settlers in the area of the now-defunct town of Siegel. The church has been in continuous operation and remains active, although the membership has declined from its high in the...
and Saint Pauls Lutheran.