Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Marion Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°46′30″N 93°19′15″W / 42.77500°N 93.32083°WCoordinates: 42°46′30″N 93°19′15″W / 42.77500°N 93.32083°W
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	36.6 sq mi (94.78 km^2)
• Land	36.56 sq mi (94.69 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km^2)  0.09%
Elevation	1,237 ft (377 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,030
• Density	28.2/sq mi (10.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50431, 50441, 50452, 50475
GNIS feature ID	0468351[2]

Marion Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,030 and it contained 464 housing units.^[1]

History

Marion Township was organized in 1874.^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Marion Township covered an area of 36.6 square miles (95 km²); of this, 36.56 square miles (94.7 km²) (99.91 percent) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.09 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Coulter (northeast half)
• Latimer

Unincorporated towns

• Washington at 42°44′52″N 93°16′17″W / 42.7477507°N 93.2713135°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Coulter Cemetery,^[4] Marion Center Cemetery^[5] and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.^[6]

Transportation

• Interstate 35
• Iowa Highway 3

School districts

• Cal Community School District
• Hampton-Dumont Community School District
• West Fork Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 54
• State Senate District 27

References

• "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Marion Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 331.
4. "Coulter Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. "Marion Center Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. "Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

External links

• City-Data.com