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Wapsinonoc Township is a township in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.

History

Wapsinonoc was first settled in 1836. Wapsinonoc Township is named for Wapsinonoc Creek, a Cedar River tributary that flows through the township. Wapsinonoc is derived from an Indian name meaning "smooth-surfaced and meandering stream".

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
2. Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 222.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Muscatine
Cities	Atalissa Blue Grass‡ Conesville Durant‡ Fruitland Muscatine Nichols Stockton Walcott‡ West Liberty Wilton
Townships	Bloomington Cedar Fruitland Fulton Goshen Lake Montpelier Moscow Orono Pike Seventy-Six Sweetland Wapsinonoc Wilton
CDPs	Fairport Kent Estates Montpelier Moscow
Other communities	Ardon Cranston Fruitland Hinkeyville Lake Midway Beach Petersburg Port Allen
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°33′19″N 91°17′51″W / 41.5553°N 91.2975°W / 41.5553; -91.2975

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