Garfield Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Garfield Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Garfield Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°26′07″N094°47′45″W / 42.43528°N 94.79583°W / 42.43528; -94.79583
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
34.64 sq mi (89.73 km2)
 • Land34.64 sq mi (89.73 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
230
 • Density6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
FIPS code 19-91509 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467890

Garfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 230.

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History

Garfield Township was created in 1882. It was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States, who had been assassinated the year prior. [3]

Geography

Garfield Township covers an area of 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Garfield.

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. ↑ Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 106.


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