Fairfield Township (Jackson County, Iowa)
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Location in Iowa
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 5 ′ N , 90 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 362 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 92.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 223 m | ||
| Postal code : | 52074 | ||
| Area code : | +1 563 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-91284 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 467813 | ||
 Location of Fairfield Township in Jackson County |
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The Fairfield Township is one of 18 townships in Jackson County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .
geography
Fairfield Township is located in eastern Iowa around 25 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border is approximately 55 km north.
The Fairfield Township lies at 42 ° 04'50 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'14" west longitude and extends over 93.2 km², which is spread over 92.2 km² of land and 1 km² of water. The Fairfield Township is traversed by the Maquoketa River , a right tributary of the Mississippi.
Fairfield Township is located in the south of Jackson County and borders on Clinton County to the south . Within Jackson County, Fairfield Township borders on Maquoketa Township in the west, Perry Township in the northwest , Jackson Township in the north, Washington Township in the northeast and Van Buren Township in the east .
traffic
Iowa Highway 64 runs through Fairfield Township in a west-east direction . All other roads are either county roads or subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Maquoketa Municipal Airport , around 20 km west of the township ; the nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport (around 80 km south).
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 362 residents. In addition to scattered settlement, there is only one independent municipality, Spragueville (with the status " City "), which is partly in the neighboring Van Buren Township to the east.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 2, 2012
- ↑ Census Data Center - Iowa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 2, 2012
