Monroe Township, Benton County, Iowa

Monroe Township
Monroe Township
Township
	Location in Benton County
	Coordinates: 42°10′27″N92°14′35″W / 42.17417°N 92.24306°W Coordinates: 42°10′27″N92°14′35″W / 42.17417°N 92.24306°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Benton
Area
• Total	94.04 km2 (36.31 sq mi)
• Land	94.01 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
• Water	0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) 0.03%
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	259
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52224, 52229
GNIS feature ID	0468391

Last updated May 17, 2021

Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. 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

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References

↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-05-07.
↑ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. p. 312.

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[1] "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-05-07.

[2] The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. p. 312.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Vinton
Cities	Atkins Belle Plaine Blairstown Garrison Keystone Luzerne Mount Auburn Newhall Norway Shellsburg Urbana Van Horne Vinton Walford‡	Map of Iowa highlighting Benton County
Townships	Benton Big Grove Bruce Canton Cedar Eden Eldorado Florence Fremont Harrison Homer Iowa Jackson Kane Leroy Monroe Polk St. Clair Taylor Union
CDP	Watkins
Unincorporated communities	Irving Rogersville Spencers Grove
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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