Bethel Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 297.

Geography

According to the

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, Bethel Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.46 square kilometers, 99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.09 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Eden Township (north) * Auburn Township (northeast) * Windsor Township (east) * Center Township (southeast) * Banks Township (south) * Sumner No. 2 Township, Bremer County (southwest) * Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw County (west) * Stapleton Township, Chickasaw County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bethel, Pitts and Richfield.

Major highways

U.S. Route 18 U.S. Route 18 (US 18) is an east–west U.S. highway in the Midwestern United States. The western terminus is in Orin, Wyoming at an interchange with Interstate 25. Its eastern terminus is in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. However, US 18 run ...

Iowa Highway 193 On July 1, 2003, the Iowa Department of Transportation transferred control of more than of highway to county and local governments in order to save money and to increase operational efficiency. Most of the highways turned over were short spurs ...

School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District * Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 18 * State Senate District 9

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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