Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa

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Oakfield Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 314.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1900993153| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1900993153| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakfield township, Audubon County, Iowa| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 10, 2013}}

History

Oakfield Township was organized in 1874.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlc0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA58 | title=History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=Brookhaven Press | author=Andrews, Henry Franklin | year=1915 | pages=58}} It is named after Oakfield, New York, the former home of an early settler.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlc0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA282 | title=History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=Brookhaven Press | author=Andrews, Henry Franklin | year=1915 | pages=282}}

Geography

Oakfield Township covers an area of {{convert|103.2|km2|disp=flip}} and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Oak Hill, Oakfield and Saint Johns.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
[http://www.city-data.com/township/Oakfield-Audubon-IA.html City-Data.com]

Category:Townships in Audubon County, Iowa

Category:Townships in Iowa

Category:1874 establishments in Iowa

Category:Populated places established in 1874