Geneva Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Geneva Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°41′14″N 93°05′06″W / 42.68722°N 93.08500°W / 42.68722; -93.08500Coordinates: 42°41′14″N 93°05′06″W / 42.68722°N 93.08500°W / 42.68722; -93.08500
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.13 sq mi (93.57 km2)
• Land	36.04 sq mi (93.34 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	324
• Density	9/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50601, 50625, 50633
GNIS feature ID	0467906[2]

Geneva Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 324 and it contained 155 housing units.^[1]

History

Geneva Township was created in 1858.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Geneva Township covered an area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²); of this, 36.04 square miles (93.3 km²) (99.76 percent) was land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (0.24 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Geneva

Cemeteries

The township contains Fourmile Grove Cemetery^[4] and Lindenwood Cemetery.^[5]

School districts

• Agwsr Community School District
• Hampton-Dumont Community School District

Political districts

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

References

• "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau. 

1. 1 2 3 "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21. 
2. ↑ "Geneva 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. 283. 
4. ↑ "Fourmile Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21. 
5. ↑ "Lindenwood Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21. 

External links

• City-Data.com