Deerfield Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

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Deerfield Township
Map highlighting Deerfield Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa.svg
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 43°09′19″N092°29′53″W / 43.15528°N 92.49806°W / 43.15528; -92.49806
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
  Total
53.64 sq mi (138.92 km2)
  Land53.64 sq mi (138.92 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,122 ft (342 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
417
  Density7.8/sq mi (3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0467696

Deerfield Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 417.

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History

Deerfield Township was organized in 1856. [1]

Geography

Deerfield Township covers an area of 53.64 square miles (138.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Deerfield.

The stream of Elk Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 269.