Fayette Township, Decatur County, Iowa

Fayette Township
Township
Location in Decatur County
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 93°57′35″W / 40.60833°N 93.95972°WCoordinates: 40°36′30″N 93°57′35″W / 40.60833°N 93.95972°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Decatur
Area
• Total	23.16 sq mi (59.99 km^2)
• Land	22.96 sq mi (59.46 km^2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.53 km^2)  0.88%
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	185
• Density	8.1/sq mi (3.1/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0467826

Fayette Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 185.

Geography

Fayette Township covers an area of 23.16 square miles (59.99 square kilometers); of this, 0.21 square miles (0.53 square kilometers) or 0.88 percent is water. The stream of Sevenmile Creek runs through this township.

Adjacent townships

• Bloomington Township (north)
• Burrell Township (northeast)
• Lamoni Township (northeast)
• New Buda Township (east)
• Riley Township, Ringgold County (west)
• Athens Township, Ringgold County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Hollen and Sweet Home.

Major highways

• Interstate 35
• U.S. Route 69

Airports and landing strips

• Lamoni Municipal Airport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com