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Cedar Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

ZIP codes
  
50651, 52313, 52349

Elevation
  
255 m

Population
  
533 (2000)

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0467548

Area
  
111.9 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:15 AM

Cedar Township, Benton County, Iowa

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 73% Humidity

Cedar Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 533.

Contents

Map of Cedar, IA, USA

History

Cedar Township was founded in 1851.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cedar Township covers an area of 43.2 square miles (111.89 square kilometers); of this, 42.78 square miles (110.79 square kilometers, 99.02 percent) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 square kilometers, 0.98 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Mount Auburn

    • Adjacent townships

  • Jefferson Township, Buchanan County (northeast)
  • Harrison Township (east)
  • Taylor Township (southeast)
  • Jackson Township (south)
  • Monroe Township (southwest)
  • Bruce Township (west)
  • Big Creek Township, Black Hawk County (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Engledow, Greenwall and Mount Auburn.

    School districts

  • Union Community School District
  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Cedar Township, Benton County, Iowa Wikipedia
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