Bradford Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
42°57′19″N 092°29′48″W / 42.95528°N 92.49667°W / 42.95528; -92.49667Country United StatesState IowaCountyChickasawArea
 • Total36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2) • Land35.4 sq mi (91.68 km2) • Water0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)  1.73%Elevation
1,010 ft (308 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,140 • Density60.5/sq mi (23.3/km2)GNIS feature ID0467482

Bradford Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,140.

History

Bradford Township is named for Chief Bradford of the Chickasaw people.[1]

Geography

Bradford Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Nashua. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cagley, Greenwood, Oak Hill, Pearl Rock Catholic and Saint Michaels.

The streams of Little Cedar River and Twomile Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Bradford Township contains two airports or landing strips: Clevelands Landing Strip and Harrison Landing Strip.

Notes

  1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 220.

References

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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