Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Marion Township

Township

Location in Franklin County

Coordinates: 42°46′30″N 93°19′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.77500°N 93.32083°W﻿ / 42.77500; -93.32083
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Franklin
Area

• Total| 36.6 sq mi (94.78 km2)
• Land| 36.56 sq mi (94.69 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.09%
Elevation

| 1,237 ft (377 m)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total| 1,030
• Density| 28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50431, 50441, 50452, 50475

GNIS feature ID| 0468351[2]

Marion Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,030 and it contained 464 housing units.[1]

## History[edit]

Marion Township was organized in 1874.[3]

## Geography[edit]

As of the 2010 census, Marion Township covered an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2); of this, 36.56 square miles (94.7 km2) (99.91 percent) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.09 percent) was water.[1]

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Coulter (northeast half)
* Latimer

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Washington at 42°44′52″N 93°16′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.7477507°N 93.2713135°W﻿ / 42.7477507; -93.2713135

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

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Coulter Cemetery,[4] Marion Center Cemetery[5] and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.[6]

### Transportation[edit]

* Interstate 35
* Iowa Highway 3

## School districts[edit]

* Cal Community School District
* Hampton-Dumont Community School District
* West Fork Community School District

## Political districts[edit]

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

## References[edit]

* "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. ^ "Marion 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. 331.
4. ^ "Coulter Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
5. ^ "Marion Center Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
6. ^ "Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com

Places adjacent to Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa

| Wisner Township | Richland Township | Ross Township

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Scott Township |

Marion Township

| Mott Township
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Morgan Township | Hamilton Township | Reeve Township

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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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