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Greenfield Township, Calhoun County
Township
Coordinates: 42°25′37″N 094°27′20″W / 42.42694°N 94.45556°W / 42.42694; -94.45556
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Calhoun
Area
• Total	36.98 sq mi (95.77 km)
• Land	36.98 sq mi (95.77 km)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
• Total	275
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.9/km)
FIPS code	19-91758
GNIS feature ID	0467973

Greenfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 275.

History

Greenfield Township was created in 1870. It was probably named from the green prairie grass.

Geography

Greenfield Township covers an area of 36.98 square miles (95.8 km) and contains one incorporated settlement, Knierim.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Stonebraker, Beaumont E. (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 109.

External links

• City-Data.com

v t e Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Rockwell City
Cities	Farnhamville‡ Jolley Knierim Lake City Lohrville Lytton‡ Manson Pomeroy Rinard Rockwell City Somers Yetter
Townships	Butler Calhoun Cedar Center Elm Grove Garfield Greenfield Jackson Lake Creek Lincoln Logan Reading Sherman Twin Lakes Union Williams
CDP	Twin Lakes
Other unincorporated communities	Easley Knoke Lavinia Piper Rands Richard Sherwood Wightman
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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