Franklin Township, Clarke County, Iowa

Franklin Township
Franklin Township
	Township
	; Location in Clarke County
	Coordinates: 40°56′09″N093°36′57″W / 40.93583°N 93.61583°W Coordinates: 40°56′09″N093°36′57″W / 40.93583°N 93.61583°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clarke
Area
• Total	36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
• Land	36.49 sq mi (94.52 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	193
• Density	5.3/sq mi (2/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467852

Last updated April 02, 2019

Franklin Township is a township in Clarke County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 193.

A township in the United States is a small geographic area.

Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,286. The county seat is Osceola. The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a comprehensive act. It was named for James Clarke, a Governor of the Iowa Territory.

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north.

Geography

Franklin Township covers an area of 36.51 square miles (94.6 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Blair, Clarke, Horton and Smyrna.

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The stream of South White Breast Creek runs through this township.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clarke County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Osceola
Cities	Murray Osceola Weldon Woodburn	Map of Iowa highlighting Clarke County
Townships	Doyle Franklin Fremont Green Bay Jackson Knox Liberty Madison Osceola Troy Ward Washington	Map of Iowa highlighting Clarke County

Franklin Township
Township
Location in Clarke County
Coordinates: 40°56′09″N093°36′57″W / 40.93583°N 93.61583°W / 40.93583; -93.61583 Coordinates: 40°56′09″N093°36′57″W / 40.93583°N 93.61583°W / 40.93583; -93.61583
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clarke
Area
• Total	36.51 sq mi (94.56 km²)
• Land	36.49 sq mi (94.52 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²) 0.04%
Elevation	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	193
• Density	5.3/sq mi (2/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0467852

Franklin Township, Clarke County, Iowa

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