Fairbank Township is one of sixteen

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in Buchanan County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,774.

History

The

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was born in Fairbank Township in 1855.

Geography

Fairbank Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairbank. According to the

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, it contains three cemeteries: Amish, North Amish and Union.

References

External links

City-Data.com
Townships in Buchanan County, Iowa Townships in Iowa {{BuchananCountyIA-geo-stub