Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa

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Orient Township, Adair County
Map highlighting Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°12′08″N094°24′50″W / 41.20222°N 94.41389°W / 41.20222; -94.41389
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Adair
Area
  Total
35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
  Land35.20 sq mi (91.17 km2)
  Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
504
  Density16/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-93198 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0468472

Orient Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 504. [3]

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History

Orient Township was organized in 1869. [4]

Geography

Orient Township covers an area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Orient. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Orient.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "2020 Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 121.