Bradford Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

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Bradford Township
Map highlighting Bradford Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.svg
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 42°57′19″N092°29′48″W / 42.95528°N 92.49667°W / 42.95528; -92.49667
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
  Total36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
  Land35.4 sq mi (91.68 km2)
  Water0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)  1.73%
Elevation
1,010 ft (308 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total2,140
  Density60.5/sq mi (23.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467482

Bradford Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,140.

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History

Bradford Township is named for Chief Bradford of the Chickasaw Indians. [1]

Geography

Bradford Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Nashua. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cagley, Greenwood, Oak Hill, Pearl Rock Catholic and Saint Michaels.

The streams of Little Cedar River and Twomile Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Bradford Township contains two airports or landing strips: Clevelands Landing Strip and Harrison Landing Strip.

Notes

  1. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 220.

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