Lee Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Lee Township

Township

Location in Franklin County

Coordinates: 42°36′02″N 93°19′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.60056°N 93.32139°W﻿ / 42.60056; -93.32139
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Franklin
Area

• Total

| 36.24 sq mi (93.85 km2)
• Land| 36.24 sq mi (93.85 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,201 ft (366 m)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

| 179
• Density| 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50006, 50071, 50126

GNIS feature ID| 0468199[2]

Lee Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 179 and it contained 80 housing units.[1]

## History

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Lee Township was created in 1870. First called Iowa Township, it was soon renamed in honor of William H. Lee, a pioneer settler.[3]

## Geography

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As of the 2010 census, Lee Township covered an area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2), all land.[1]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Burdette at 42°34′19″N 93°21′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.5719223°N 93.3602049°W﻿ / 42.5719223; -93.3602049

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

## School districts

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* Alden Community School District
* Dows Community School District
* Hampton-Dumont Community School District
* Iowa Falls Community School District

## Political districts

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* Iowa's 4th congressional district
* State House District 54
* State Senate District 27

## References

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* "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
2. ^ "Lee Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
3. ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 315.

## External links

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* City-Data.com

Places adjacent to Lee Township, Franklin County, Iowa

| Morgan Township | Hamilton Township | Reeve Township

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Oakland Township |

Lee Township

| Grant Township
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Alden Township, Hardin County |
| Hardin Township, Hardin County

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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Hampton

Cities|

* Ackley‡
* Alexander
* Coulter
* Dows‡
* Geneva
* Hampton
* Hansell
* Latimer
* Popejoy
* Sheffield

Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County

Townships|

* Geneva
* Grant
* Hamilton
* Ingham
* Lee
* Marion
* Morgan
* Mott
* Oakland
* Osceola
* Reeve
* Richland
* Ross
* Scott
* West Fork
* Wisner

CDPs|

* Bradford
* Chapin

Unincorporated
communities|

* Burdette
* Faulkner
* Oakland

Footnotes|

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

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