Official Name: | Garfield Township, Calhoun County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Calhoun |
Area Total Km2: | 89.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 89.73 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.64 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.64 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 230 |
Population Density Km2: | 2.6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 372 |
Elevation Ft: | 1220 |
Coordinates: | 42.4353°N -94.7958°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-91509[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0467890 |
Garfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 230.
Garfield Township was created in 1882. It was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States, who had been assassinated the year prior.[3]
Garfield Township covers an area of 34.64sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Garfield.