Nevada Township, Story County, Iowa

Nevada Township
—  Township  —
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 41°59′31″N 093°24′36″W / 41.99194°N 93.41°W / 41.99194; -93.41Coordinates: 41°59′31″N 093°24′36″W / 41.99194°N 93.41°W / 41.99194; -93.41
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
– Total	34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2)
– Land	34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.59%
Elevation	978 ft (298 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	6,934
– Density	202/sq mi (78/km2)
ZIP Code	50201
Area code(s)	515

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

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.

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.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
• Story County Hickory Grove Park

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com