Portland Township is one of sixteen
townships in
Cerro Gordo County,
Iowa
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,
United States
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 331.
Geography
Portland Township covers an area of and contains a very small part of the city of
Nora Springs (which lies mostly in
Floyd County to the east). The unincorporated community of
Portland, a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
, is located in the western part of the township, just north of the
Winnebago River. The county seat,
Mason City, borders the township to the northwest.
References
External links
US-Counties.com
Townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Mason City, Iowa micropolitan area
Townships in Iowa
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