Center Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 313.

Geography

According to the

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, Center Township covers an area of 36.73 square miles (95.13 square kilometers); of this, 36.69 square miles (95.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers, 0.12 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The town of Randalia is located in Center township. It is the only incorporated community. The disincorporated community of Donnan was located at .

Adjacent townships

* Windsor Township (north) * Union Township (northeast) * Westfield Township (east) * Smithfield Township (southeast) * Harlan Township (south) * Fremont Township (southwest) * Banks Township (west) * Bethel Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Grove, Dunham's Grove and Fayette County Farm.

Major highways

Iowa Highway 93 Iowa Highway 93 is a state highway that runs from east to west through two counties in northeastern Iowa. Iowa 93 is long. The eastern terminus of Iowa 93 is at its junction with Iowa Highway 150 in Fayette. The western terminus of Iowa 93 is ...

Airports and landing strips

* Hawk Landing Strip

Landmarks

* Twin Bridges County Park (west three-quarters)

School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District * West Central Community School District

Political districts

Iowa's 1st congressional district Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its northeastern part, bordering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities o ...

* 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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