Oakland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Oakland Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°36′04″N 93°26′24″W / 42.60111°N 93.44000°WCoordinates: 42°36′04″N 93°26′24″W / 42.60111°N 93.44000°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.36 sq mi (94.18 km^2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.11 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)  0.07%
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	216
• Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50006, 50071, 50227
GNIS feature ID	0468457[2]

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

(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.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Oakland Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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. 124.
4. "Oakland Valley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. "Olson Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. "Otis Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com