Milford Township is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Story County,
Iowa
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,
United States
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 569.
Geography
Milford Township covers an area of and contains a small portion of the incorporated town of
Ames
Ames may refer to:
Places United States
* Ames, Arkansas, a place in Arkansas
* Ames, Colorado
* Ames, Illinois
* Ames, Indiana
* Ames, Iowa, the most populous city bearing this name
* Ames, Kansas
* Ames, Nebraska
* Ames, New York
* Ames, Oklah ...
. According to the
USGS
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, it contains four cemeteries: Brouhard Cemetery, Evergreen Memory Gardens, Knoll Cemetery and Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...
runs north and south through the township and County Road E29 runs east–west.
Story County maintains McFarland Park which is a area located in northwest Milford Township. Visitors can explore a variety of ecotypes including tallgrass prairie, woodland, and stream habitats. The park has of trails that are open to hiking and off-road biking, but interior trails with stairs are closed to bicyclists. The park includes a lake stocked with bluegill, bass, and catfish. Winter activities include ice fishing and cross-country skiing.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)Story County McFarland Park
External links
Townships in Story County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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