Eldorado Township, Benton County, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Eldorado Township is one of twenty townships
in Benton County
, Iowa
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,240.
, Eldorado Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92.21 square kilometers).
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Benton County
Benton County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,076 in the county, with a population density of . There were 11,095 housing units, of which 10,302 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,240.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Eldorado Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92.21 square kilometers).
Adjacent townships
- Eden TownshipEden Township, Benton County, IowaEden Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 275.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Eden Township covers an area of 35.51 square miles ....
(north) - Canton TownshipCanton Township, Benton County, IowaCanton Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 847.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Canton Township covers an area of 35.4 square miles ; of this, 35.29 square miles is land and 0.11 square miles Canton...
(northeast) - Fremont TownshipFremont Township, Benton County, IowaFremont Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,736.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Fremont Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles .-Adjacent townships:* Canton Township * Fayette Township, Linn...
(east) - Florence TownshipFlorence Township, Benton County, IowaFlorence Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,258.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Florence Township covers an area of 36.33 square miles .-Adjacent townships:* Fremont Township * Clinton Township, Linn...
(southeast) - St. Clair Township (south)
- Leroy TownshipLeroy Township, Benton County, IowaLeroy Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,099.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Leroy Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles ; of this, 35.7 square miles is land and 0.08 square miles Leroy...
(southwest) - Union TownshipUnion Township, Benton County, IowaUnion Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 996.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles ....
(west) - Big Grove TownshipBig Grove Township, Benton County, IowaBig Grove Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 230.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Big Grove Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles .-Unincorporated towns:* Geneva at -Adjacent...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Prairie Lutheran, Saint Johns Lutheran and Salem.Major highways
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U.S. Route 30U.S. Route 30U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the... -
U.S. Route 218U.S. Route 218U.S. Route 218 is an original United States Highway, created in 1926. Although technically a spur of U.S. Route 18, US 218 neither begins nor ends at US 18, but overlaps US 18 for near Charles City, Iowa. US 218 begins at U.S. Route 136 in downtown Keokuk and ends away at...
Political districts
- Iowa's 3rd congressional districtIowa's 3rd congressional districtIowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that currently covers an area from Des Moines to the western outskirts of the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Metropolitan Area to the western outskirts of the Cedar Rapids area and to Lucas and Monroe counties .The...
- State House District 39
- State Senate District 20