Pleasant Valley Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,002.

Geography

According to the

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, Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (94.99 square kilometers); of this, 36.64 square miles (94.89 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers, 0.11 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Clermont Township (north) * Grand Meadow Township, Clayton County (northeast) * Marion Township, Clayton County (east) * Highland Township, Clayton County (southeast) * Illyria Township (south) * Westfield Township (southwest) * Union Township (west) * Dover Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Brainard, Elgin and God's Acres.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 18 * Iowa Highway 56

School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 24 * State Senate District 12

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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