Country United States County Cerro Gordo GNIS feature ID 0467934 Local time Saturday 8:17 AM | State Iowa FIPS code 19-91641 Elevation 383 m Population 354 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind N at 27 km/h, 83% Humidity Area 91.82 km² (91.58 km² Land / 23 ha Water) | ||
Grant Township is one of 16 townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 354.
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Map of Grant, IA, USA
Grant Township was the site of the airplane crash north of the city of Clear Lake, in which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with their pilot Roger A. Peterson, were killed on February 3, 1959. The site is located in the extreme eastern part of the township, near its border with Lincoln Township.
Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 35.45 square miles (91.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Grant. The city of Fertile borders it to the north.
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Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA