Greenfield Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Greenfield Township, Adair County
Township
Map highlighting Greenfield Township, Adair County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°17′40″N094°27′11″W / 41.29444°N 94.45306°W / 41.29444; -94.45306
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Adair
Organized1859
Area
 • Total
5.71 sq mi (14.79 km2)
 • Land5.7 sq mi (14.77 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2,072
 • Density363.5/sq mi (140.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-91755 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467972

Greenfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,072. [3]

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History

Greenfield Township was first settled in 1854. [4] This township was organized in 1859. [5]

Geography

Greenfield Township covers an area of 5.71 square miles (14.8 km2). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Greenfield.

City

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. ↑ "IA - Greenfield township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 92.
  5. ↑ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp.  837.


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