Fairbank Township, Buchanan County, Iowa

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Fairbank Township, Buchanan County
Township
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Coordinates: 42°35′58″N092°01′18″W / 42.59944°N 92.02167°W / 42.59944; -92.02167
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Buchanan
Area
 • Total
36.39 sq mi (94.24 km2)
 • Land36.37 sq mi (94.19 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,774
 • Density49/sq mi (18.8/km2)
FIPS code 19-91266 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467806

Fairbank Township is one of sixteen townships in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,774.

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History

The first white child was born in Fairbank Township in 1855. [3]

Geography

Fairbank Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.

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. ↑ Chappell, Harry Church; Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen (1914). History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p.  136.


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