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Fairbank Township, Buchanan County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°35′58″N 092°01′18″W / 42.59944°N 92.02167°W / 42.59944; -92.02167
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Fairbank Township, Buchanan County
Coordinates: 42°35′58″N 092°01′18″W / 42.59944°N 92.02167°W / 42.59944; -92.02167
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total36.39 sq mi (94.24 km2)
 • Land36.37 sq mi (94.19 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,774
 • Density48.8/sq mi (18.8/km2)
FIPS code19-91266[2]
GNIS feature ID0467806

Fairbank Township is one of sixteen townships in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,774.

History

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The first white child was born in Fairbank Township in 1855.[3]

Geography

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Fairbank Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.

References

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  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. ^ Chappell, Harry Church; Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen (1914). History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 136.
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