Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Benton Township

Township

Location in Benton County

Coordinates: 42°09′14″N 91°53′07″W﻿ / ﻿42.15389°N 91.88528°W﻿ / 42.15389; -91.88528
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Benton
Area

• Total| 58.46 km2 (22.57 sq mi)
• Land| 57.99 km2 (22.39 sq mi)
• Water| 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)  0.8%
Elevation

| 283 m (928 ft)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 900
• Density| 15.5/km2 (40.2/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

52332, 52349

GNIS feature ID| 0467440

Benton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 900.[1]

## History

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Benton Township was founded in 1846.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Benton Township covers an area of 22.57 square miles (58.46 square kilometers); of this, 22.39 square miles (57.99 square kilometers, 99.2 percent) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 square kilometers, 0.8 percent) is water.

### Extinct towns

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* Benton City at 42°09′30″N 91°56′02″W﻿ / ﻿42.158328°N 91.933791°W﻿ / 42.158328; -91.933791

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

* Civil Bend

### Adjacent townships

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* Polk Township (north)
* Washington Township, Linn County (east)
* Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast)
* Canton Township (south)
* Eden Township (southwest)
* Taylor Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains McBroom Cemetery.

### Lakes

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* Ice House Lake

### Landmarks

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* Pleasant Creek State Par (north edge)

## School districts

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* Center Point-Urbana Community School District
* Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

## Political districts

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

## References

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

1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
2. ^ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. pp. 312.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Vinton

Cities|

* Atkins
* Belle Plaine
* Blairstown
* Garrison
* Keystone
* Luzerne
* Mount Auburn
* Newhall
* Norway
* Shellsburg
* Urbana
* Van Horne
* Vinton
* Walford‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Benton County

Townships|

* Benton
* Big Grove
* Bruce
* Canton
* Cedar
* Eden
* Eldorado
* Florence
* Fremont
* Harrison
* Homer
* Iowa
* Jackson
* Kane
* Leroy
* Monroe
* Polk
* St. Clair
* Taylor
* Union

CDP|

* Watkins

Unincorporated
communities|

* Irving
* Rogersville
* Spencers Grove

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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