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Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

GNIS feature ID
  
0468554

Area
  
118 km²

Population
  
1,803 (2000)

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
265 m

Local time
  
Thursday 2:32 AM

Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

ZIP codes
  
52213, 52345, 52349, 52352

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SE at 24 km/h, 59% Humidity

Polk Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.

Contents

Map of Polk, IA, USA

History

Polk Township was founded in 1848.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Polk Township covers an area of 45.56 square miles (118 square kilometers); of this, 45.47 square miles (117.76 square kilometers, 99.8 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers, 0.2 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Urbana
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Cheney at 42.254159°N 91.927400°W / 42.254159; -91.927400
  • Spencers Grove at 42.284436°N 91.869065°W / 42.284436; -91.869065
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Extinct towns

  • Manatheka at 42.227771°N 91.870455°W / 42.227771; -91.870455
  • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Homer Township, Buchanan County (north)
  • Cono Township, Buchanan County (northeast)
  • Grant Township, Linn County (east)
  • Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast)
  • Washington Township, Linn County (southeast)
  • Benton Township (south)
  • Taylor Township (southwest)
  • Harrison Township (west)
  • Jefferson Township, Buchanan County (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Cox, Kisling, Saint Marys, Spencers Grove and Urbana.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 380
  • Iowa Highway 150
  • Iowa Highway 363
  • Iowa Highway 920
  • School districts

  • Center Point-Urbana Community School District
  • North Linn Community School District
  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
  • Political districts

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

    Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa Wikipedia