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Canton Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

ZIP codes
  
52324, 52332, 52349

Elevation
  
250 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:17 AM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0467528

Area
  
91.68 km²

Population
  
847 (2000)

Canton Township, Benton County, Iowa

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 35 km/h, 46% Humidity

Canton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 847.

Contents

Map of Canton, IA, USA

History

Canton Township was founded in 1846.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Canton Township covers an area of 35.4 square miles (91.68 square kilometers); of this, 35.29 square miles (91.41 square kilometers, 99.71 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.27 square kilometers, 0.29 percent) is water.

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

Adjacent townships

  • Benton Township (north)
  • Shellsburg Township (northeast)
  • Fayette Township, Linn County (east)
  • Clinton Township, Linn County (southeast)
  • Fremont Township (south)
  • Eldorado Township (southwest)
  • Eden Township (west)
  • Taylor Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Oakwood, Parkers Grove and Shellsburg.

    Landmarks

  • Pleasant Creek State Park (vast majority)

    • School districts

  • Benton Community School District
  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

    • Political districts

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

    • References

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


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