Union Township is one of twelve

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in Floyd County,

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Geography

According to the

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, Union Township covers an area of 41.16 square miles (106.59 square kilometers); of this, 40.78 square miles (105.63 square kilometers, 99.1 percent) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.97 square kilometers, 0.91 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Marble Rock

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Ulster Township (north) * Saint Charles Township (northeast) * Pleasant Grove Township (east) * Dayton Township, Butler County (southeast) * Coldwater Township, Butler County (south) * Bennezette Township, Butler County (southwest) * Scott Township (west) * Rockford Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Hillside, Westside and St. Mary's Catholic, Roseville, Iowa.

Major highways

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Rivers

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School districts

* Greene Community School District * Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 14 * State Senate District 7

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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