Polk Township is one of twenty

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in Benton County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,803.

History

Polk Township was founded in 1848.

Geography

According to the

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, Polk Township covers an area of 45.56 square miles (118 square kilometers); of this, 45.47 square miles (117.76 square kilometers, 99.8 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers, 0.2 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Urbana

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

* Manatheka at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

* Homer Township, Buchanan County (north) * Cono Township, Buchanan County (northeast) * Grant Township, Linn County (east) * Fayette Township, Linn County (southeast) * Washington Township, Linn County (southeast) * Benton Township (south) * Taylor Township (southwest) * Harrison Township (west) * Jefferson Township, Buchanan County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cox, Kisling, Saint Marys, Spencers Grove and Urbana.

Major highways

* Interstate 380 *

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* Iowa Highway 363 * Iowa Highway 920

School districts

* Center Point-Urbana Community School District * North Linn Community School District * Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 39 * State Senate District 20

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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