Franklin Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Franklin Township
Township
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°51′21″N 93°43′48″W / 40.85583°N 93.73000°W / 40.85583; -93.73000Coordinates: 40°51′21″N 93°43′48″W / 40.85583°N 93.73000°W / 40.85583; -93.73000
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Decatur
Area
• Total	36.19 sq mi (93.74 km2)
• Land	36.17 sq mi (93.67 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	1,096 ft (334 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	370
• Density	10.2/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467853

Franklin Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 370.

Geography[]

Franklin Township covers an area of 36.19 square miles (93.74 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water.

Cities and towns[]

• Weldon

Adjacent townships[]

• Green Bay Township, Clarke County (north)
• Franklin Township, Clarke County (northeast)
• Garden Grove Township (east)
• High Point Township (southeast)
• Center Township (south)
• Decatur Township (southwest)
• Long Creek Township (west)
• Knox Township, Clarke County (northwest)

Cemeteries[]

The township contains two cemeteries: Johnson and Kline.

Major highways[]

• U.S. Route 69

References[]

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links[]

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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