Greenfield Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Greenfield Township, Adair County

Township

Coordinates: 41°17′40″N 094°27′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.29444°N 94.45306°W﻿ / 41.29444; -94.45306
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Adair
Organized| 1859
Area

• Total

| 5.71 sq mi (14.79 km2)
• Land| 5.7 sq mi (14.77 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,299 ft (396 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 2,072
• Density| 363.5/sq mi (140.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 19-91755[2]
GNIS feature ID| 0467972

Greenfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,072.[3]

## History

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Greenfield Township was first settled in 1854.[4] This township was organized in 1859.[5]

## Geography

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Greenfield Township covers an area of 5.71 square miles (14.8 km2). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Greenfield.

### City

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* Greenfield

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "IA - Greenfield township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
4. ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 92.
5. ^ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 837.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Greenfield

Cities|

* Adair‡
* Bridgewater
* Casey‡
* Fontanelle
* Greenfield
* Orient
* Stuart‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Adair County

Townships|

* Eureka
* Grand River
* Greenfield
* Grove
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lee
* Lincoln
* Orient
* Prussia
* Richland
* Summerset
* Summit
* Union
* Walnut
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Arbor Hill
* Berea
* Canby
* Fisk
* Hebron
* Nanito
* Prussia
* Zion

Footnotes|

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

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