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Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Benton

GNIS feature ID
  
0468783

Area
  
95.04 km²

Local time
  
Monday 11:52 AM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
234 m

Zip code
  
52349

Population
  
781 (2000)

Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 85% Humidity

Taylor Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 781.

Contents

Map of Taylor, IA 52349, USA

History

Taylor Township was founded in 1846.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Taylor Township covers an area of 36.7 square miles (95.04 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 98.47 percent) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.46 square kilometers, 1.54 percent) is water.

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

Adjacent townships

  • Harrison Township (north)
  • Polk Township (northeast)
  • Benton Township (east)
  • Canton Township (southeast)
  • Eden Township (south)
  • Big Grove Township (southwest)
  • Jackson Township (west)
  • Vinton Township (west)
  • Cedar Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Maplewood, Pettit Hill, Plum Grove, Saint Marys and United Brethren.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 218
  • Iowa Highway 150
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark
  • School districts

  • Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
  • Political districts

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

    Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa Wikipedia


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