Auburn Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 527.

Geography

According to the

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, Auburn Township covers an area of , all of it land.

Communities

Cities

* St. Lucas

Unincorporated communities

* Auburn * Douglass at * Massillon * West Auburn

Adjacent townships

* Washington Township, Winneshiek County (north) * Dover Township (east) * Union Township (southeast) * Windsor Township (south) * Bethel Township (southwest) * Eden Township (west) * Jackson Township, Winneshiek County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Eden, Oak Ridge and Saint Lukes Catholic.

Major highways

Iowa Highway 150 Iowa Highway 150 (Iowa 150) is an state highway (Iowa), state highway in eastern and northeastern Iowa. It begins at U.S. Route 218 (US 218) in Vinton, Iowa, Vinton and ends at U.S. Route 52 in Iowa, US 52 and Iowa Highway 24, Io ...

School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District * Turkey Valley Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 18 * State Senate District 9

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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