Fairbank Township, Buchanan County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Fairbank Township, Buchanan County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Buchanan
Area Total Km2:94.24
Area Land Km2:94.19
Area Water Km2:0.05
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:36.39
Area Land Sq Mi:36.37
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1774
Population Density Km2:18.8
Population Density Sq Mi:48.8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:298
Elevation Ft:978
Coordinates:42.5994°N -92.0217°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-91266[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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

The first white child was born in Fairbank Township in 1855.[3]

Geography

Fairbank Township covers an area of 36.39sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Book: Chappell. Harry Church. Chappell. Katharyn Joella Allen. History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People. 1914. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 136.

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