West Fork Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°51′48″N 93°05′03″W / 42.86333°N 93.08417°W / 42.86333; -93.08417CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyFranklinArea

• Total36.65 sq mi (94.93 km²) • Land36.65 sq mi (94.93 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

1,040 ft (317 m)Population

(2010)^[1]

• Total143 • Density3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50433, 50441, 50475, 50605

GNIS feature ID0468977^[2]

West Fork Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 143 and it contained 77 housing units.^[1]

History

West Fork Township was created in 1868. It is named from the west fork of the Cedar River.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, West Fork Township covered an area of 36.65 square miles (94.9 km²), all land.^[1]

Cemeteries

The township contains West Fork Cemetery.^[4]

School districts

Hampton-Dumont Community School District
West Fork 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.

^ ^a ^b ^c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ "West Fork Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ 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. 263.
^ "West Fork Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.