Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa

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Benton Township
Township
Location in Benton County
Location in Benton County
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Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Benton
Area
 • Total 22.57 sq mi (58.46 km2)
 • Land 22.39 sq mi (57.99 km2)
 • Water 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)  0.8%
Elevation 928 ft (283 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 900
 • Density 40.2/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 52332, 52349
GNIS feature ID 0467440

Benton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 900.[1]

History

Benton Township was founded in 1846.[2]

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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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

Adjacent townships

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

References

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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