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Greenfield Township, Calhoun County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°25′37″N 094°27′20″W / 42.42694°N 94.45556°W / 42.42694; -94.45556
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Greenfield Township, Calhoun County
Township
Coordinates: 42°25′37″N 094°27′20″W / 42.42694°N 94.45556°W / 42.42694; -94.45556
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyCalhoun
Area
 • Total36.98 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)
 • Total275
 • Density7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
FIPS code19-91758[2]
GNIS feature ID0467973

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

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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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