Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Polk Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.[1]

History

Polk Township was founded in 1848.[2]

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

Unincorporated towns

  • Cheney at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
  • Spencers Grove at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

  • Manatheka at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

External links

Template:Sister project Script error: No such module "Portal".

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Polk_Township,_Benton_County,_Iowa&oldid=5882124"