Greenfield Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

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Greenfield Township, Calhoun County
Township
Map highlighting Greenfield Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 42°25′37″N094°27′20″W / 42.42694°N 94.45556°W / 42.42694; -94.45556
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total
36.98 sq mi (95.77 km2)
 • Land36.98 sq mi (95.77 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
275
 • Density7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
FIPS code 19-91758 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467973

Greenfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 275.

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History

Greenfield Township was created in 1870. It was probably named from the green prairie grass. [3]

Geography

Greenfield Township covers an area of 36.98 square miles (95.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Knierim.

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. 109.


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