Tilden Township is one of sixteen townships in Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 194. 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 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 and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Pleasant and Trinity. References External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com Townships in Cherokee County, Iowa Townships in Iowa