Saint Charles Township is one of twelve

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in Floyd County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,346.

Geography

According to the

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, Saint Charles Township covers an area of 63.92 square miles (165.56 square kilometers); of this, 63.87 square miles (165.43 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The city of Charles City is entirely within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Adjacent townships

* Deerfield Township, Chickasaw County (northeast) * Niles Township (northeast) * Chickasaw Township, Chickasaw County (east) * Riverton Township (southeast) * Pleasant Grove Township (southwest) * Union Township (southwest) * Ulster Township (west) * Floyd Township (northwest)

Major highways

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* U.S. Route 218 *

Iowa Highway 14 Iowa Highway 14 (Iowa 14) is a state highway that runs from north to south across the state of Iowa for . The begins in Corydon at an intersection with Iowa 2 and ends in Charles City at an intersection with U.S. Highway 18 (US&nbs ...

Landmarks

* Charles City Municipal Airport

School districts

* Charles City Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 14 * State Senate District 7

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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