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Cedar Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°15′35″N 92°06′49″W / 42.25972°N 92.11361°W / 42.25972; -92.11361Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyBentonArea

• Total111.89 km² (43.2 sq mi) • Land110.79 km² (42.78 sq mi) • Water1.1 km² (0.43 sq mi) 0.98%Elevation

255 m (837 ft)Population

(2000)

• Total533 • Density4.8/km² (12.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50651, 52313, 52349

GNIS feature ID0467548

Cedar Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 533.^[1]

History

Cedar Township was founded in 1851.^[2]

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

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States National Atlas

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
^ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. pp. 312.