Center Township is a
township
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in
Decatur County Decatur County is the name of various past and present counties in the United States, all named for Stephen Decatur:
*Decatur County, Georgia
*Decatur County, Indiana
*Decatur County, Iowa
*Decatur County, Kansas
*Decatur County, Tennessee
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,
Iowa
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,
United States
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 317.
Geography
Center Township covers an area of 33.11 square miles (85.74 square kilometers); of this, 0.42 square miles (1.08 square kilometers) or 1.26 percent is water. The stream of West Little River runs through this township.
Adjacent townships
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Franklin Township (north)
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Garden Grove Township (northeast)
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High Point Township (east)
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Woodland Township (southeast)
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Eden Township (south)
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Burrell Township (southwest)
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Leon Township (southwest)
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Decatur Township (west)
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Long Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Franklin.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 69
Airports and landing strips
* Decatur County Hospital Heliport
* McMillian Field
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Decatur County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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