Lafayette Township, Story County, Iowa

Lafayette Township
Township
Location in Story County
Coordinates: 42°09′58″N 093°38′23″W / 42.16611°N 93.63972°W / 42.16611; -93.63972Coordinates: 42°09′58″N 093°38′23″W / 42.16611°N 93.63972°W / 42.16611; -93.63972
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Story
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (93 km²)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (93 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²) 0.0%
Elevation	1,010 ft (310 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,523
• Density	98/sq mi (38/km²)
ZIP Code	50248
Area code(s)	515

Lafayette Township is a township in Story County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3523.

Geography

Lafayette Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (93 km²) and contains the incorporated town of Story City. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery, Sowers Cemetery and South Saint Petri Cemetery.

U.S. Route 69 runs north and south through the township and County Roads E18 and E15 run east-west.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Story County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Nevada

Cities	Ames Cambridge Collins Colo Gilbert Huxley Kelley Maxwell McCallsburg Nevada Roland Sheldahl‡ Slater Story City Zearing

Townships	Collins Franklin Grant Howard Indian Creek Lafayette Lincoln Milford Nevada New Albany Palestine Richland Sherman Union Warren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Fernald Iowa Center

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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