Fairbank Township, Buchanan County, Iowa
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Fairbank Township, Buchanan County | |
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Coordinates: 42°35′58″N 092°01′18″W / 42.59944°N 92.02167°W | |
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County | Buchanan |
Area | |
• Total | 36.39 sq mi (94.24 km2) |
• Land | 36.37 sq mi (94.19 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,774 |
• Density | 48.8/sq mi (18.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 19-91266[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0467806 |
Fairbank Township is one of sixteen townships in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,774.
History
[edit]The first white child was born in Fairbank Township in 1855.[3]
Geography
[edit]Fairbank Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Chappell, Harry Church; Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen (1914). History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 136.