Oakland Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°36′04″N 93°26′24″W / 42.60111°N 93.44000°W / 42.60111; -93.44000 (2010)[1]
50006, 50071, 50227
Oakland Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 216 and it contained 121 housing units.[1]
History
Oakland Township was created in 1868.[3]
Geography
As of the 2010 census, Oakland Township covered an area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km2); of this, 36.34 square miles (94.1 km2) (99.93 percent) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.07 percent) was water.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
- Popejoy
Unincorporated towns
- Oakland at 42°34′52″N 93°26′36″W / 42.5810884°N 93.4432620°W / 42.5810884; -93.4432620
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Oakland Valley Cemetery,[4] Olson Cemetery[5] and Otis Grove Cemetery.[6]
Transportation
- Interstate 35
School districts
- Alden Community School District
- Dows Community School District
- Iowa Falls Community School District
Political districts
- Iowa's 4th congressional district
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 27
References
- "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.
- ^ "Oakland 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. 124.
- ^ "Oakland Valley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Olson Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Otis Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
External links
- City-Data.com