Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Osceola Township

Township

Location in Franklin County

Coordinates: 42°36′00″N 93°05′08″W﻿ / ﻿42.60000°N 93.08556°W﻿ / 42.60000; -93.08556
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| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
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

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Osceola Township was created in 1857.[3]

## Geography

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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

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* Ackley (north quarter)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Faulkner at 42°36′55″N 93°05′10″W﻿ / ﻿42.6152547°N 93.0860330°W﻿ / 42.6152547; -93.0860330

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

### Cemeteries

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

### Transportation

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* Iowa Highway 57

## School districts

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* Agwsr Community School District

## Political districts

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* Iowa's 4th congressional district
* State House District 54
* State Senate District 27

## References

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* "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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* City-Data.com

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Places adjacent to Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa

| Reeve Township | Geneva Township | Madison Township, Butler County

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Grant Township |

Osceola Township

| Washington Township, Butler County
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Hardin Township, Hardin County | Etna Township, Hardin County | German Township, Grundy County

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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Hampton

Cities|

* Ackley‡
* Alexander
* Coulter
* Dows‡
* Geneva
* Hampton
* Hansell
* Latimer
* Popejoy
* Sheffield

Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County

Townships|

* Geneva
* Grant
* Hamilton
* Ingham
* Lee
* Marion
* Morgan
* Mott
* Oakland
* Osceola
* Reeve
* Richland
* Ross
* Scott
* West Fork
* Wisner

CDPs|

* Bradford
* Chapin

Unincorporated
communities|

* Burdette
* Faulkner
* Oakland

Footnotes|

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

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