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Spring Rock Township
Spring Rock Township
Township
	Location in Clinton County
	Coordinates: 41°49′00″N 090°51′06″W / 41.81667°N 90.85167°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clinton
Area
• Total	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,142
• Density	31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0468744

Spring Rock Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142.

History edit

Spring Rock Township was organized in 1844. The township takes its name from a huge rock at found at a spring in Scott County.^[1]

Geography edit

Spring Rock Township covers an area of 36.25 square miles (93.9 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Wheatland, along with some unincorporated settlements such as Big Rock. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Homigrahusen, Pine Hill, Rose Hill and Saint Pauls.

The streams of Calamus Creek, Lizard Creek, Rock Creek and Yankee Run run through this township.