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Bradford Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°57′19″N 092°29′48″W / 42.95528°N 92.49667°W / 42.95528; -92.49667
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Bradford Township
Location in Chickasaw County
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 42°57′19″N 092°29′48″W / 42.95528°N 92.49667°W / 42.95528; -92.49667
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw
Area
 • Total36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
 • Land35.4 sq mi (91.68 km2)
 • Water0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)  1.73%
Elevation
1,010 ft (308 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,140
 • Density60.5/sq mi (23.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467482

Bradford Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,140.

History

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Bradford Township is named for Chief Bradford of the Chickasaw people.[1]

Geography

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Bradford Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Nashua. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cagley, Greenwood, Oak Hill, Pearl Rock Catholic and Saint Michaels.

The streams of Little Cedar River and Twomile Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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Bradford Township contains two airports or landing strips: Clevelands Landing Strip and Harrison Landing Strip.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 220.

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