title: Delaware Township, Delaware County, Iowa
text: # Delaware Township, Delaware County, Iowa
  
  Delaware Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,294.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Delaware Township covers an area of 36.64 square miles (94.89 square kilometers); of this, 0.19 square miles (0.5 square kilometers) or 0.53 percent is water. The streams of Coffins Creek, Honey Creek, Lindsey Creek and Rieger Creek run through this township.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Manchester (vast majority)
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Dutchtown
  * Orchard Lane Mobile Home Court
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Honey Creek Township (north)
  * Elk Township (northeast)
  * Oneida Township (east)
  * Milo Township (south)
  * Prairie Township (southwest)
  * Coffins Grove Township (west)
  * Richland Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains four cemeteries: Mead, Oakland, Rock Prairie and Saint Marys.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 20
  