Nevada Township, Story County, Iowa

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Nevada Township
Map highlighting Nevada Township, Story County, Iowa.svg
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 41°59′31″N093°24′36″W / 41.99194°N 93.41000°W / 41.99194; -93.41000
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Story
Area
  Total
34.3 sq mi (89 km2)
  Land34.1 sq mi (88 km2)
  Water0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2)  0.59%
Elevation
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
6,934
  Density202/sq mi (78/km2)
ZIP Code
50201
Area code 515

Nevada Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,934.

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Geography

Nevada Township covers an area of 34.3 square miles (89 km2) and contains the incorporated town of Nevada. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Nevada Cemetery, Mound Cemetery and Pleasant Run Cemetery.

US 30.svg U.S. Route 30 runs east–west through the township, and County Road S27 runs north–south.

Story County maintains Hickory Grove Park, a 445-acre (1.80 km2) multiple-use recreational area located in eastern Nevada Township. The park contains a 98-acre (400,000 m2) lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, and grass carp.

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