Iowa Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Iowa Township

Township

Location in Benton County

Coordinates: 41°54′36″N 92°13′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.91000°N 92.23028°W﻿ / 41.91000; -92.23028
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Benton
Area

• Total

| 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi)
• Land| 84.8 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
• Water| 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi)  0.21%
Elevation

| 281 m (922 ft)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 423
• Density| 5/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

52208, 52249, 52257

GNIS feature ID| 0468077

Iowa Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population is 423.[1]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Iowa Township covers an area of 32.81 square miles (84.98 square kilometers); of this, 32.74 square miles (84.8 square kilometers, 99.79 percent) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 square kilometers, 0.21 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Luzerne (west half)

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

### Unincorporated towns

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* Irving at 41°56′54″N 92°17′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.948329°N 92.295186°W﻿ / 41.948329; -92.295186

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Kane Township (north)
* Union Township (northeast)
* Leroy Township (east)
* Marengo Township, Iowa County (southeast)
* Honey Creek Township, Iowa County (south)
* Jefferson Township, Poweshiek County (southwest)
* Belle Plaine Township (west)
* Salt Creek Township, Tama County (west)
* York Township, Tama County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Beal, Lutheran and Wright.

### Major highways

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* Iowa Highway 21

### Airports and landing strips

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* Belle Plaine Municipal Airport

## School districts

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* Belle Plaine Community School District
* Benton 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.

## External links

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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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