Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa

Taylor Township
Township
Location in Benton County
Coordinates: 42°10′19″N 92°00′04″W / 42.17194°N 92.00111°W / 42.17194; -92.00111
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Benton
Area
• Total	95.04 km2 (36.7 sq mi)
• Land	93.59 km2 (36.13 sq mi)
• Water	1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)  1.54%
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	781
• Density	8.3/km2 (21.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52349
GNIS feature ID	0468783

Taylor Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 781.^[1]

Taylor Township was founded in 1846.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Taylor Township covers an area of 36.7 square miles (95.04 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 98.47 percent) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.46 square kilometers, 1.54 percent) is water.

The city of Vinton is entirely within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

• Harrison Township (north)
• Polk Township (northeast)
• Benton Township (east)
• Canton Township (southeast)
• Eden Township (south)
• Big Grove Township (southwest)
• Jackson Township (west)
• Vinton Township (west)
• Cedar Township (northwest)

The township contains these five cemeteries: Maplewood, Pettit Hill, Plum Grove, Saint Marys and United Brethren.

• U.S. Route 218
• Iowa Highway 150

• Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark

• Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

• Iowa's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 39
• State Senate District 20

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

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