Chariton Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 161.

[3] Chariton Township covers an area of 22.98 square miles (59.51 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Antioch, Fleenor, Iconium and Salem.

This article about the geography of Appanoose County, Iowa is a stub.