Fairbank Township, Buchanan County
Coordinates: 42°35′58″N 092°01′18″W / 42.59944°N 92.02167°W / 42.59944; -92.02167
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBuchanan
Area
  Total36.39 sq mi (94.24 km2)
  Land36.37 sq mi (94.19 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,774
  Density48.8/sq mi (18.8/km2)
FIPS code19-91266[2]
GNIS feature ID0467806

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 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Chappell, Harry Church; Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen (1914). History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 136.


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