Deerfield Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Deerfield Township

Township

Location in Chickasaw County

Coordinates: 43°09′19″N 092°29′53″W﻿ / ﻿43.15528°N 92.49806°W﻿ / 43.15528; -92.49806
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Chickasaw
Area

• Total

| 53.64 sq mi (138.92 km2)
• Land| 53.64 sq mi (138.92 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,122 ft (342 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 417
• Density| 7.8/sq mi (3/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0467696

Deerfield Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 417.

## History

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Deerfield Township was organized in 1856.[1]

## Geography

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Deerfield Township covers an area of 53.64 square miles (138.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Deerfield.

The stream of Elk Creek runs through this township.

## References

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1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 269.

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
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Municipalities and communities of Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States

County seat: New Hampton

Cities|

* Alta Vista
* Bassett
* Fredericksburg
* Ionia
* Lawler
* Nashua‡
* New Hampton
* North Washington
* Protivin‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Chickasaw County

Townships|

* Bradford
* Chickasaw
* Dayton
* Deerfield
* Dresden
* Fredericksburg
* Jacksonville
* New Hampton
* Richland
* Stapleton
* Utica
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boyd
* Bradford
* Deerfield
* Jerico
* Little Turkey
* Nansen
* Republic
* Saude

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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