Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Osceola Township
Township

Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W / 42.60000°N 93.08556°W / 42.60000; -93.08556Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W / 42.60000°N 93.08556°W / 42.60000; -93.08556
Country United States
State Iowa
County Franklin
Area
 • Total 35.87 sq mi (92.91 km2)
 • Land 35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.11%
Elevation 1,132 ft (345 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 268
 • Density 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 50601, 50633
GNIS feature ID 0468479[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

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Osceola 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. 269.
  4. ↑ "Oak Wood Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Pleasant Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Saint Marys Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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