Jefferson Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,910.

Geography

According to the

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, Jefferson Township covers an area of 36.46 square miles (94.42 square kilometers); of this, 36.37 square miles (94.2 square kilometers, 99.77 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.23 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Oelwein Oelwein is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,920 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease of 11.5% from the 2000 census. The largest community in Fayette County, it is located at the junction of State Highways ...

Adjacent townships

* Harlan Township (north) * Smithfield Township (northeast) * Scott Township (east) * Buffalo Township, Buchanan County (southeast) * Hazleton Township, Buchanan County (south) * Fairbank Township, Buchanan County (southwest) * Oran Township (west) * Fremont Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Oakdale, Otsego and Woodlawn.

Major highways

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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 ...

Airports and landing strips

* Mercy Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

* Levin Park * Platt Park * Red Gate Park * Reedy Park * Wings Park

School districts

* Oelwein 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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