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词条 Garfield Township, Hancock County, Iowa
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Unincorporated towns  Adjacent townships  Cemeteries  Major highways  Airports and landing strips  Lakes 

  3. School districts

  4. Political districts

  5. References

  6. External links

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}}Garfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 421.[1]

History

Garfield Township was organized in 1880.[2] It was named for President James A. Garfield.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Garfield Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.8 square kilometers); of this, 35.02 square miles (90.7 square kilometers, 98.8 percent) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 square kilometers, 1.2 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Duncan at {{coord|43.104683|-93.711327|scale:10000|display=inline}}

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Madison Township (north)
  • Ellington Township (northeast)
  • Concord Township (east)
  • Ell Township (southeast)
  • Liberty Township (south)
  • Erin Township (southwest)
  • Britt Township (west)
  • Crystal Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Boniface and Saint John.

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 18
  • U.S. Route 69

Airports and landing strips

  • Garner Municipal Airport [defunct]

Lakes

  • Eagle Lake

School districts

  • Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District
  • West Hancock Community School District

Political districts

  • Iowa's 4th congressional district
  • State House District 11
  • State Senate District 6

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
1. ^United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
2. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlE0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA707#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa | publisher=Union Publishing Company | year=1884 | pages=707}}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TncUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA266#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | year=1917 | pages=266}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
  • City-Data.com
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Garfield Township
|North=Madison Township
|Northeast=Ellington Township
|East=Concord Township
|Southeast=Ell Township
|South=Liberty Township
|Southwest=Erin Township
|West=Britt Township
|Northwest=Crystal Township
}}{{Hancock County, Iowa}}

2 : Townships in Hancock County, Iowa|Townships in Iowa

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