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Monroe Township, Benton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

42°10′27″N 92°14′35″W / 42.17417°N 92.24306°W / 42.17417; -92.24306Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyBentonArea

• Total94.04 km² (36.31 sq mi) • Land94.01 km² (36.3 sq mi) • Water0.03 km² (0.01 sq mi) 0.03%Elevation

284 m (932 ft)Population

(2000)

• Total259 • Density2.8/km² (7.1/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

52224, 52229

GNIS feature ID0468391

Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 259.^[1]

History

Monroe Township was founded in 1851.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94.04 square kilometers); of this, 36.3 square miles (94.01 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Bruce Township (north)
Cedar Township (northeast)
Jackson Township (east)
Big Grove Township (southeast)
Homer Township (south)
Oneida Township, Tama County (southwest)
Clark Township, Tama County (west)
Geneseo Township, Tama County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Gnagy, Ramthun, Saint Joseph and Urmy.

Major highways

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. p. 312.