Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa

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Leroy Township, Audubon County
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Coordinates: 41°43′50″N094°55′14″W / 41.73056°N 94.92056°W / 41.73056; -94.92056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Audubon
Area
  Total
36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
  Land36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,434 ft (437 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
2,496
  Density68/sq mi (26.2/km2)
FIPS code 19-92418 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468205

Leroy Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,496. [3]

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History

Leroy Township was organized in 1873. [4]

Geography

Leroy Township covers an area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Audubon. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Aretas Lodge, Arlington Heights, Luccocks Grove, Maple Grove and Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Leroy township, Audubon County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 58.