Country United States County Cherokee GNIS feature ID 0468789 Area 93.88 km² Population 194 (2000) | State Iowa FIPS code 19-94113 Elevation 395 m Local time Friday 5:59 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Tilden Township is one of sixteen townships in Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 194.
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Map of Tilden, IA, USA
History
Tilden Township was named after Joseph White Tilden (1819–1903) a pioneer who emigrated first from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Forest Lake, Pennsylvania, to Springfield, Illinois, and then to Winneshiek County, Iowa. In 1866, he claimed as a homestead 480 acres (1.9 km2) of section 26, residing there with his wife, Irene Elizabeth West, and five children. They moved to the Washington Territory in 1885.
Geography
Tilden Township covers an area of 36.25 square miles (93.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Pleasant and Trinity.
References
Tilden Township, Cherokee County, Iowa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA