Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Grand River Township, Adair County
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Coordinates: 41°17′15″N094°17′51″W / 41.28750°N 94.29750°W / 41.28750; -94.29750
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Adair
Organized1855
Area
  Total
35.91 sq mi (93 km2)
  Land35.81 sq mi (92.75 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,181 ft (360 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
140
  Density4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-91608 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467923

Grand River Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 140. [3]

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History

Grand River Township was organized in 1855. [4] [5]

Geography

Grand River Township covers an area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Boley Farm, Grand River Center and Hebron.

Unincorporated community

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. "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 176.
  5. History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. p. 837.