Lafayette Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Story County,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 3523.
Geography
Lafayette Township covers an area of and contains the incorporated town of
Story City. According to the
USGS
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, it contains three cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery, Sowers Cemetery and South Saint Petri Cemetery.
U.S. Route 69 runs north and south through the township and County Roads E18 and E15 run east–west.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Story County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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