Canton Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Canton Township

Township

Location in Benton County

Coordinates: 42°04′56″N 91°53′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.08222°N 91.89361°W﻿ / 42.08222; -91.89361
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Benton
Area

• Total| 91.68 km2 (35.4 sq mi)
• Land| 91.41 km2 (35.29 sq mi)
• Water| 0.27 km2 (0.11 sq mi)  0.29%
Elevation

| 250 m (820 ft)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 847
• Density| 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

52324, 52332, 52349

GNIS feature ID| 0467528

Canton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 847.[1]

## History

[edit]

Canton Township was founded in 1846.[2]

## Geography

[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Canton Township covers an area of 35.4 square miles (91.68 square kilometers); of this, 35.29 square miles (91.41 square kilometers, 99.71 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.27 square kilometers, 0.29 percent) is water.

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

### Adjacent townships

[edit]

* Benton Township (north)
* Shellsburg Township (northeast)
* Fayette Township, Linn County (east)
* Clinton Township, Linn County (southeast)
* Fremont Township (south)
* Eldorado Township (southwest)
* Eden Township (west)
* Taylor Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

[edit]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Oakwood, Parkers Grove and Shellsburg.

### Landmarks

[edit]

* Pleasant Creek State Park (vast majority)

## School districts

[edit]

* Benton Community School District
* Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

## Political districts

[edit]

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

## References

[edit]

* 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

[edit]

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

* v
* t
* e

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

* Iowa portal
* United States portal

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template