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Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States
Osceola Township
Township
Location in Franklin CountyLocation in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W / 42.60000°N 93.08556°W / 42.60000; -93.08556
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total35.87 sq mi (92.91 km)
 • Land35.83 sq mi (92.8 km)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km)  0.11%
Elevation1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 • Total268
 • Density7.5/sq mi (2.9/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes50601, 50633
GNIS feature ID0468479

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.

History

Osceola Township was created in 1857.

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Osceola Township covered an area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km); of this, 35.83 square miles (92.8 km) (99.89 percent) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (0.11 percent) was water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Oak Wood Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery and Saint Marys Cemetery.

Transportation

School districts

  • Agwsr Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  2. "Osceola 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. 269.
  4. "Oak Wood Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. "Pleasant Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  6. "Saint Marys Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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Places adjacent to Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Reeve Township Geneva Township Madison Township, Butler County
Grant Township Osceola Township Washington Township, Butler County
Hardin Township, Hardin County Etna Township, Hardin County German Township, Grundy County
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Hampton
Cities
Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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