Exira Township, Audubon County, Iowa

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Exira Township, Audubon County
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Coordinates: 41°33′05″N094°52′40″W / 41.55139°N 94.87778°W / 41.55139; -94.87778
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Audubon
Area
  Total
38.5 sq mi (99.6 km2)
  Land38.3 sq mi (99.3 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,325 ft (404 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
1,178
  Density31/sq mi (11.9/km2)
FIPS code 19-91260 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467804

Exira Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,178. [3]

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History

Exira Township was organized in 1874. [4]

Geography

Exira Township covers an area of 38.3 square miles (99.3 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Brayton and Exira. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bowen, Exira, Holy Trinity and Oakfield.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Exira township, Audubon County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 58.