Official Name: | Leroy Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Benton |
Area Total Km2: | 92.67 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.47 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.78 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.22 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1099 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.9 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.8 |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Coordinates: | 41.9108°N -92.1311°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 52209, 52257 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0468206 |
Leroy Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,099.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Leroy Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.67 square kilometers); of this, 35.7 square miles (92.47 square kilometers, 99.78 percent) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 square kilometers, 0.22 percent) is water.
The township contains these four cemeteries: International, Old International, Pleasant Hill and Stringtown (historical).