Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Marion Township
Settlement Type:Township
Unit Pref:imperial
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Area Total Km2:94.78
Area Land Km2:94.69
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:36.6
Area Land Sq Mi:36.56
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Area Water Percent:0.09
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1030
Population Density Km2:10.9
Population Density Sq Mi:28.2
Elevation M:377
Elevation Ft:1237
Coordinates:42.775°N -93.3208°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:50431, 50441, 50452, 50475
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0468351

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

Marion Township was organized in 1874.[2]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Marion Township covered an area of ; of this, (99.91 percent) was land and (0.09 percent) was water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Coulter Cemetery, Marion Center Cemetery and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.

Transportation

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer. United States Census Bureau. 2014-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223183305/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_19.txt. 2014-02-23.
  2. Book: History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . Stuart, I. L. . 1914 . 331.

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