Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Van Meter Township

Township

Location in Dallas County

Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 093°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.55361°N 93.95417°W﻿ / 41.55361; -93.95417
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Dallas
Area

• Total

| 40.11 sq mi (103.9 km2)
• Land| 39.6 sq mi (102.55 km2)
• Water| 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)  1.29%
Elevation

| 919 ft (280 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 3,061
• Density| 77.3/sq mi (29.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0468859

Van Meter Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3061.

## Geography

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Van Meter Township covers an area of 40.11 square miles (103.9 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: De Soto and Van Meter. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton, Oakland, Otterman, Thornton, Van Meter and Williams.

The streams of Bulger Creek, North Raccoon River and South Raccoon River run through this township.

## Transportation

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Van Meter Township contains landing strip, Flying Green Acres Landing Strip.

## References

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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

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Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Adel

Cities|

* Adel
* Bouton
* Clive‡
* Dallas Center
* Dawson
* De Soto
* Dexter
* Granger‡
* Grimes‡
* Linden
* Minburn
* Perry
* Redfield
* Urbandale‡
* Van Meter
* Waukee
* West Des Moines‡
* Woodward

Map of Iowa highlighting Dallas County

Townships|

* Adams
* Adel
* Beaver
* Boone
* Colfax
* Dallas
* Des Moines
* Grant
* Lincoln
* Linn
* Spring Valley
* Sugar Grove
* Union
* Van Meter
* Walnut
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Booneville
* Xenia
* Zook Spur

Footnotes|

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

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