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Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°46′30″N 93°19′15″W / 42.77500°N 93.32083°W / 42.77500; -93.32083
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Marion Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′30″N 93°19′15″W / 42.77500°N 93.32083°W / 42.77500; -93.32083
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total
36.6 sq mi (94.78 km2)
 • Land36.56 sq mi (94.69 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
1,237 ft (377 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
1,030
 • Density28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50431, 50441, 50452, 50475
GNIS feature ID0468351[2]

Marion Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,030 and it contained 464 housing units.[1]

History

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Marion Township was organized in 1874.[3]

Geography

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As of the 2010 census, Marion Township covered an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2); of this, 36.56 square miles (94.7 km2) (99.91 percent) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.09 percent) was water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

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The township contains Coulter Cemetery,[4] Marion Center Cemetery[5] and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.[6]

Transportation

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School districts

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  • Cal Community School District
  • Hampton-Dumont Community School District
  • West Fork Community School District

Political districts

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References

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  • "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
  1. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 331.
  4. ^ "Coulter Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Marion Center Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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