Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Taylor Township

Township

Location in Benton County

Coordinates: 42°10′19″N 92°00′04″W﻿ / ﻿42.17194°N 92.00111°W﻿ / 42.17194; -92.00111
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Benton
Area

• Total| 95.04 km2 (36.7 sq mi)
• Land| 93.59 km2 (36.13 sq mi)
• Water| 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)  1.54%
Elevation

| 234 m (768 ft)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 781
• Density| 8.3/km2 (21.6/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

52349

GNIS feature ID| 0468783

Taylor Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 781.[1]

## History

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Taylor Township was founded in 1846.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Taylor Township covers an area of 36.7 square miles (95.04 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 98.47 percent) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.46 square kilometers, 1.54 percent) is water.

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Harrison Township (north)
* Polk Township (northeast)
* Benton Township (east)
* Canton Township (southeast)
* Eden Township (south)
* Big Grove Township (southwest)
* Jackson Township (west)
* Vinton Township (west)
* Cedar Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Maplewood, Pettit Hill, Plum Grove, Saint Marys and United Brethren.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 218
* Iowa Highway 150

### Airports and landing strips

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* Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark

## School districts

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* 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. p. 312.

## 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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