Bingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa,

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. At the 2000 census, its population was 487.

History

Bingham Township was organized in 1878. Bingham is the name of John Bingham, a pioneer settler from England.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bingham Township covers an area of (91.58 square kilometers); of which (99.78 percent) is land and (0.22 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Adjacent townships

* Grant Township, Winnebago County (north) * Linden Township, Winnebago County (northeast) * Crystal Township (east) * Britt Township (southeast) * Orthel Township (south) * Wesley Township, Kossuth County (southwest) * Buffalo Township, Kossuth County (west) * German Township, Kossuth County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bingham Township, Christian Reformed and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Major highways

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School districts

* Titonka Consolidated School District * Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District

Political districts

* Iowa's 4th congressional district * State House District 11 * State Senate District 6

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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