Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Appearance
Osceola Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W / 42.60000°N 93.08556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Franklin |
Area | |
• Total | 35.87 sq mi (92.91 km2) |
• Land | 35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 268 |
• Density | 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 50601, 50633 |
GNIS feature ID | 0468479[2] |
Osceola Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 268 and it contained 129 housing units.[1]
History
[edit]Osceola Township was created in 1857.[3]
Geography
[edit]As of the 2010 census, Osceola Township covered an area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2); of this, 35.83 square miles (92.8 km2) (99.89 percent) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.11 percent) was water.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Ackley (north quarter)
Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains Oak Wood Cemetery,[4] Pleasant Hill Cemetery[5] and Saint Marys Cemetery.[6]
Transportation
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Agwsr Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 27
References
[edit]- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ 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. 269.
- ^ "Oak Wood Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Pleasant Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Marys Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.