Union Township is one of twenty
townships
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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
Benton County,
Iowa
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,
United States
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 996.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, Union Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.92 square kilometers).
Cities, towns, villages
* Van Horne
Adjacent townships
* Big Grove Township (north)
* Eden Township (northeast)
* Eldorado Township (east)
* St. Clair Township (southeast)
* Leroy Township (south)
* Iowa Township (southwest)
* Kane Township (west)
* Homer Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Bender and Calvary Catholic.
Major highways
* U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest ...
School districts
* Benton Community School District
Political districts
* Iowa's 3rd congressional district
Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southwestern quadrant, which roughly consists of an area stretching from Des Moines to the borders with Nebraska and Missouri.
From 2013 to ...
* 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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Townships in Benton County, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area
Townships in Iowa