Greenfield Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°17′40″N 094°27′11″W / 41.29444°N 94.45306°W / 41.29444; -94.45306Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total5.71 sq mi (14.79 km²) • Land5.7 sq mi (14.77 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,299 ft (396 m)Population

(2010)

• Total2,072 • Density363.5/sq mi (140.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-91755^[2]GNIS feature ID0467972

Greenfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,072.^[3]

History

Greenfield Township was first settled in 1854.^[4] This township was organized in 1859.^[5]

Geography

Greenfield Township covers an area of 5.71 square miles (14.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Greenfield. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Greenfield.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "IA - Greenfield township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 92.
^ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 837.