Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa

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Oakfield Township, Audubon County
Township
Map highlighting Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°33′14″N094°59′05″W / 41.55389°N 94.98472°W / 41.55389; -94.98472
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Audubon
Area
 • Total39.8 sq mi (103.2 km2)
 • Land39.8 sq mi (103.0 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,270 ft (387 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total314
 • Density8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
FIPS code 19-93153 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468456

Oakfield Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 314. [3]

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History

Oakfield Township was organized in 1874. [4] It is named after Oakfield, New York, the former home of an early settler. [5]

Geography

Oakfield Township covers an area of 39.8 square miles (103.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Oak Hill, Oakfield and Saint Johns.

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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): Oakfield township, Audubon County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 58.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 282.


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