California Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas

Township of California
Township of California
Township
	Township of California
	Coordinates: 35°19′10.3″N 92°20′00.6″W / 35.319528°N 92.333500°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Faulkner
Area
• Total	36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (94 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,467
• Density	40/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	501
GNIS feature ID	66524
	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: California Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas

California Township is one of 22 townships in Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA.^[1] As of the 2000 census, its unincorporated population was 1,467. The township experienced much unusual geologic activity with the Guy-Greenbrier earthquake swarm in 2010–2011.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, California Township covers an area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²); with 36.2 square miles (94 km²) being land and the remaining 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) water.^[1] Woolly Hollow State Park is in the southeast corner of the township.

Cities, towns, villages

Guy
Old Texas (unincorporated)
Rowlett (historical)

Cemeteries

The township contains Copperas Springs Cemetery, King Cemetery, McNew Cemetery, Mode Cemetery, and Old Texas Cemetery.

Major routes

The township contains Arkansas Highway 25, Arkansas Highway 310, and Arkansas Highway 285. A very brief portion of U.S. Route 65 runs in the southwest corner of the township.

References

^ ^a ^b "Township of California, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
^ "A Dot on the Map, Until the Earth Started Shaking". The New York Times. February 5, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011. But in their sheer numbers, they have been relentless, creating a phenomenon that has come to be called the Guy earthquake swarm.

External links

[uscb-1] "Township of California, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved March 1, 2011.

[2] "A Dot on the Map, Until the Earth Started Shaking". The New York Times. February 5, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011. But in their sheer numbers, they have been relentless, creating a phenomenon that has come to be called the Guy earthquake swarm.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Conway
Cities	Conway Greenbrier Guy Holland Mayflower Quitman‡ Vilonia	Map of Arkansas highlighting Faulkner County
Towns	Damascus‡ Enola Mount Vernon Twin Groves Wooster
Unincorporated communities	Barney Centerville Hamlet Republican Round Mountain Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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