Banks Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 326.

Geography

According to the

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, Banks Township covers an area of 36.53 square miles (94.61 square kilometers). The east edge of the city of

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extends into this township but is a separate entity.

Adjacent townships

* Bethel Township (north) * Windsor Township (northeast) * Center Township (east) * Harlan Township (southeast) * Fremont Township (south) * Dayton Township, Bremer County (southwest) * Sumner No. 2 Township, Bremer County (west) * Sumner Township, Bremer County (west) * Sumner Township (west) * Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Union Evangelical Cemetery.

Major highways

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School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District * Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District * West Central 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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