Palestine Township is a

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in Story County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,604.

Geography

Palestine Township covers an area of and contains the incorporated towns of Huxley,

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, Sheldahl and Kelley. According to the

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, it contains six cemeteries: Lincoln Cemetery, Bethany Cemetery, Slater Cemetery, Sheldahl Lutheran Cemetery, Fjeldberg Cemetery and Palestine Cemetery.

Major highways

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(North-South) * Elongated circle 210

Iowa Highway 210 (East-West)

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Story County, Iowa Townships in Iowa {{StoryCountyIA-geo-stub