Oakland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Oakland Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°36′04″N 93°26′24″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.36 sq mi (94.18 km^2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.11 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)  0.07%
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	216
• Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50006, 50071, 50227
GNIS feature ID	0468457[2]

Oakland Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 216 and it contained 121 housing units.^[1]

History

Oakland Township was created in 1868.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Oakland Township covered an area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²); of this, 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (99.93 percent) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.07 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Popejoy

Unincorporated towns

• Oakland at 42.5810884°N 93.4432620°W / 42.5810884; -93.4432620

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Oakland Valley Cemetery,^[4] Olson Cemetery^[5] and Otis Grove Cemetery.^[6]

Transportation

• Interstate 35

School districts

• Alden Community School District
• Dows Community School District
• Iowa Falls 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. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
2. "Oakland 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. 124.
4. "Oakland Valley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
5. "Olson Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
6. "Otis Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

External links

• City-Data.com