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Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa

Polk Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.

History

Polk Township was founded in 1848.

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

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

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

Adjacent townships

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

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  2. ^ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. pp. 312.