Official Name: | Bingham Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hancock |
Area Total Km2: | 91.58 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.38 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.28 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.22 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 487 |
Population Density Km2: | 5.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.8 |
Elevation M: | 381 |
Elevation Ft: | 1250 |
Coordinates: | 43.2133°N -93.9133°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 50423, 50480, 50483, 50484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467454 |
Bingham Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 487.[1]
Bingham Township was organized in 1878.[2] Bingham is the name of John Bingham, a pioneer settler from England.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bingham Township covers an area of (91.58 square kilometers); of which (99.78 percent) is land and (0.22 percent) is water.
The township contains three cemeteries: Bingham Township, Christian Reformed and Immanuel Lutheran Church.