Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

Polk Township
Polk Township
	Township
	Location in Benton County
	Coordinates: 42°14′36″N91°53′25″W / 42.24333°N 91.89028°W Coordinates: 42°14′36″N91°53′25″W / 42.24333°N 91.89028°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Benton
Area
• Total	118 km2 (45.56 sq mi)
• Land	117.76 km2 (45.47 sq mi)
• Water	0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) 0.2%
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,803
• Density	15.3/km2 (39.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52213, 52345, 52349, 52352
GNIS feature ID	0468554

Last updated April 12, 2020

Polk Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.^[1]

History

Polk Township was founded in 1848.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Polk Township covers an area of 45.56 square miles (118 square kilometers); of this, 45.47 square miles (117.76 square kilometers, 99.8 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers, 0.2 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Urbana

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Manatheka at 42°13′40″N91°52′14″W / 42.227771°N 91.870455°W / 42.227771; -91.870455

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Homer Township, Buchanan County (north)
Cono Township, Buchanan County (northeast)
Grant Township, Linn County (east)
Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast)
Washington Township, Linn County (southeast)
Benton Township (south)
Taylor Township (southwest)
Harrison Township (west)
Jefferson Township, Buchanan County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cox, Kisling, Saint Marys, Spencers Grove and Urbana.

Major highways

School districts

Center Point-Urbana Community School District
North Linn 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. pp. 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. pp. 312.

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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