Monroe Township, Benton County, Iowa

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Benton County
Coordinates: 42°10′27″N 92°14′35″W / 42.17417°N 92.24306°W / 42.17417; -92.24306Coordinates: 42°10′27″N 92°14′35″W / 42.17417°N 92.24306°W / 42.17417; -92.24306
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Benton
Area
– Total	36.31 sq mi (94.04 km2)
– Land	36.3 sq mi (94.01 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	259
– Density	7.1/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	52224, 52229
GNIS feature ID	0468391

Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 259^[1].

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

• U.S. Route 218
• Iowa Highway 8

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

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

Iowa portal

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com