Greenfield Township, Warren County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Greenfield Township is one of the sixteen township
s of Warren County, Iowa
, United States
Its estimated population as of 2008 is 5,773 people, with a density of 138 people per square mile (53 people/km2). Three cities have land in Greenfield (Norwalk
, Spring Hill
, and Des Moines—the state
capital
), as well as three unincorporated areas (Greenbush, Lakewood, and Scotch Ridge). The township has two cemeteries, Webb Cemetery and North Ridge.
, a tributary
of the Des Moines River
passes through Greenfield Township.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
s of Warren County, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Its estimated population as of 2008 is 5,773 people, with a density of 138 people per square mile (53 people/km2). Three cities have land in Greenfield (Norwalk
Norwalk, Iowa
Norwalk is a city in Polk and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 6,884 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located just south of the Des Moines International Airport.-History:The first log cabin...
, Spring Hill
Spring Hill, Iowa
Spring Hill is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and Des Moines—the state
U.S. state
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capital
Capital City
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), as well as three unincorporated areas (Greenbush, Lakewood, and Scotch Ridge). The township has two cemeteries, Webb Cemetery and North Ridge.
Geography
At an elevation of 896 feet (273 m), Greenfield Township covers an area of 41.8 square miles (108.3 km2). The North RiverNorth River (Iowa)
The North River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa in the United States. It is long and drains an area of . Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River....
, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Des Moines River
Des Moines River
The Des Moines River is a tributary river of the Mississippi River, approximately long to its farther headwaters, in the upper Midwestern United States...
passes through Greenfield Township.