Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W / 42.60000°N 93.08556°W / 42.60000; -93.08556

Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Osceola Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Location 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 km2)
 • Land35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total268
 • Density7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50601, 50633
GNIS feature ID0468479[2]

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.[1]

History

Osceola Township was created in 1857.[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Osceola Township covered an area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2); of this, 35.83 square miles (92.8 km2) (99.89 percent) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.11 percent) was water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Oak Wood Cemetery,[4] Pleasant Hill Cemetery[5] and Saint Marys Cemetery.[6]

Transportation

School districts

  • Agwsr Community School District

Political districts

References

  • "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. ^ "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.

External links

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