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Grant Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Grant Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Location in Franklin County
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total
35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,201 ft (366 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
331
 • Density9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50041, 50126, 50441, 50601, 50633
GNIS feature ID0467937[2]

Grant Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 331 and it contained 154 housing units.[1]

History

Grant Township was created in 1870.[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Grant Township covered an area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 km2), all land.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Pleasant Hill Cemetery[4] and Saint Peters Evangelical Cemetery.[5]

Transportation

School districts

  • Agwsr Community School District
  • Hampton-Dumont Community School District
  • Iowa Falls Community School District

Political districts

References

  • "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
  1. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ^ "Grant Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 312.
  4. ^ "Pleasant Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ^ "Saint Peters Evangelical Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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