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Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°41′05″N 091°25′41″W / 42.68472°N 91.42806°W / 42.68472; -91.42806
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Lodomillo Township
Location in Clayton County
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′05″N 091°25′41″W / 42.68472°N 91.42806°W / 42.68472; -91.42806
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total
36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
 • Land36.49 sq mi (94.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
719
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468294

Lodomillo Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 719.

History

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The origin of the name Lodomillo is unclear. It might mean "load a mill" or "load of watermelons".[1]

Geography

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Lodomillo Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Edgewood. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Green Hill and Noble.

Notes

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  1. ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 318.

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