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Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

ZIP codes
  
52332, 52349

Elevation
  
283 m

Local time
  
Friday 6:14 AM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0467440

Area
  
58.46 km²

Population
  
900 (2000)

Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa

Weather
  
-9°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 86% Humidity

Benton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 900.

Contents

Map of Benton, IA, USA

History

Benton Township was founded in 1846.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Benton Township covers an area of 22.57 square miles (58.46 square kilometers); of this, 22.39 square miles (57.99 square kilometers, 99.2 percent) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 square kilometers, 0.8 percent) is water.

Extinct towns

  • Benton City at 42.158328°N 91.933791°W / 42.158328; -91.933791

    • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Polk Township (north)
  • Washington Township, Linn County (east)
  • Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast)
  • Canton Township (south)
  • Eden Township (southwest)
  • Taylor Township (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains McBroom Cemetery.

    Lakes

  • Ice House Lake

    • Landmarks

  • Pleasant Creek State Par (north edge)

    • School districts

  • Center Point-Urbana Community School District
  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

    • Political districts

  • Iowa's 3rd congressional district
  • State House District 39
  • State Senate District 20

    • References

    Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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