West Fork Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°51′48″N 93°05′03″W / 42.86333°N 93.08417°W / 42.86333; -93.08417 (2010)[1]
50433, 50441, 50475, 50605
West Fork Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 143 and it contained 77 housing units.[1]
History
West Fork Township was created in 1868. It is named from the west fork of the Cedar River.[3]
Geography
As of the 2010 census, West Fork Township covered an area of 36.65 square miles (94.9 km2), all land.[1]
Cemeteries
The township contains West Fork Cemetery.[4]
School districts
- Hampton-Dumont Community School District
- West Fork 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.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "West Fork Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ 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. 263.
- ^ "West Fork Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
External links
- City-Data.com
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Places adjacent to West Fork Township, Franklin County, Iowa