Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°43′50″N 094°55′14″W / 41.73056°N 94.92056°W / 41.73056; -94.92056Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAudubonArea

• Total36.8 sq mi (95.4 km²) • Land36.8 sq mi (95.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,434 ft (437 m)Population

(2010)

• Total2,496 • Density68/sq mi (26.2/km²)FIPS code19-92418^[2]GNIS feature ID0468205

Leroy Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,496.^[3]

History

Leroy Township was organized in 1873.^[4]

Geography

Leroy Township covers an area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Audubon. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Aretas Lodge, Arlington Heights, Luccocks Grove, Maple Grove and Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Leroy township, Audubon County, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 58.