Putnam 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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, Putnam Township covers an area of 36.56 square miles (94.69 square kilometers); of this, 36.54 square miles (94.63 square kilometers, 99.94 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers, 0.06 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Fairfield Township (north) * Sperry Township, Clayton County (northeast) * Cass Township, Clayton County (east) * Richland Township, Delaware County (southeast) * Madison Township, Buchanan County (south) * Buffalo Township, Buchanan County (southwest) * Scott Township (west) * Smithfield Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Union Cemetery.

Major highways

Iowa Highway 3 Iowa Highway 3 (Iowa 3) is a state highway that runs from east to west across the state of Iowa. It is the longest state highway in Iowa, at long. Iowa 3 begins at the South Dakota state line where it continues as South Dakota Highwa ...

Iowa Highway 187 Iowa Highway 187 (Iowa 187) is a highway in northeastern Iowa. It begins at U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) southwest of Masonville and ends at Iowa 150 south of Fayette. Route description Iowa Highway 187 begins at an intersection with US ...

School districts

* Oelwein Community School District * Starmont Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 24 * State Senate District 12

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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