Grant Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°36′01″N 93°12′11″W / 42.60028°N 93.20306°W / 42.60028; -93.20306
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Grant Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°36′01″N 93°12′11″W / 42.60028°N 93.20306°W / 42.60028; -93.20306
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total35.83 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]
 • Total331
 • 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[edit]

Grant Township was created in 1870.[3]

Geography[edit]

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

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

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

Transportation[edit]

School districts[edit]

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

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
  1. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Grant Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  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 February 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Saint Peters Evangelical Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

External links[edit]

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