Monroe Township, Fremont County, Iowa
Monroe Township | |
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 Location in Fremont County | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 95°26′31″W / 40.85806°N 95.44194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Fremont |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.92 sq mi (93.03 km2) |
| • Land | 35.92 sq mi (93.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 230 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 51639, 51645, 51649 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0468393[2] |
Monroe Township is one of thirteen townships in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 230 and it contained 99 housing units.[1]
History
[edit]Monroe Township was organized in 1855.[3]
Geography
[edit]As of the 2010 census, Monroe Township covered an area of 35.92 square miles (93.0 km2), all land.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains Monroe Cemetery[4] and Mount Calvary Cemetery.[5]
Transportation
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Farragut Community School District
- Fremont-Mills Community School District
- Shenandoah Community School District
Political districts
[edit]- Iowa's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 12
References
[edit]- "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Monroe Township, Fremont County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ History of Fremont County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc. Iowa Historical Company. 1881. pp. 558.
- ^ "Monroe Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Calvary Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
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[edit]Places adjacent to Monroe Township, Fremont County, Iowa | |
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Municipalities and communities of Fremont County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Other unincorporated community | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |