Oran Township, Fayette County, Iowa

Oran Township
—  Township  —
Location in Fayette County
Coordinates: 42°41′05″N 92°01′27″W / 42.68472°N 92.02417°W / 42.68472; -92.02417Coordinates: 42°41′05″N 92°01′27″W / 42.68472°N 92.02417°W / 42.68472; -92.02417
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Fayette
Area
– Total	36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2)
– Land	36.65 sq mi (94.91 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	674
– Density	18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50629, 50662
GNIS feature ID	0468467

Oran Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 674^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oran Township covers an area of 36.66 square miles (94.94 square kilometers); of this, 36.65 square miles (94.91 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Fairbank (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Oran at 42°42′05″N 92°04′29″W / 42.7013723°N 92.0746201°W / 42.7013723; -92.0746201

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

Adjacent townships

• Fremont Township (north)
• Harlan Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Hazleton Township, Buchanan County (southeast)
• Fairbank Township, Buchanan County (south)
• Lester Township, Black Hawk County (southwest)
• Franklin Township, Bremer County (west)
• Dayton Township, Bremer County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fairbank, Immaculate Conception, Oran Township and Oran Township.

Major highways

• Iowa Highway 3

Airports and landing strips

• Oelwein Municipal Airport

School districts

• Oelwein Community School District
• Wapsie Valley Community School District
• West Central Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 1st congressional district
• State House District 18
• State House District 23
• State Senate District 12
• State Senate District 9

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com